Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Toyota Prius isn’t the coolest car on the block. If you’re ordering a Lyft or an Uber, chances are one of these will turn up to whisk you away. And with the world gravitating towards electric vehicles, the hybrid Prius seems like just another Toyota misstep, like their attempt to sell us cars using hydrogen fuel cells. | But the Prius’ economical hybrid powertrain has likely saved more than 5 billion gallons of petrol from being burned since it was introduced. Just why did Toyota start looking into hybrids, and are hybrids really a dead end technology?
Excellent videos describing how a hybrid works:
youtube.com/watch?v=E_xCssR8qQI
youtube.com/watch?v=racnrH5X0QM
"Robot Cantina" Honda Insight & lawnmower engine:
youtube.com/watch?v=cL2FKDtpRt8
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Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lohner%E2%80%93Porsche
caranddriver.com/features/g15377976/what-came-before-the-real-history-of-the-toyota-prius
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partnership_for_a_New_Generation_of_Vehicles
youtube.com/watch?v=E_xCssR8qQI
youtube.com/watch?v=racnrH5X0QM
caranddriver.com/news/a27887943/toyota-ev-rollout-plans
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_Synergy_Drive
youtube.com/watch?v=wN5AYGogJu4
toyota.com
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Escape
hybridcars.com/general-motors
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyundai_Motor_Company
https://global.toyota/jp/detail/4061096/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automobile_drag_coefficient
global.nissannews.com/en/releases/210226-01-e
youtube.com/watch?v=cL2FKDtpRt8
media.toyota.co.uk/product_info/prius-gt
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_MC_platform
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_vehicle_warning_sounds
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Prius_C
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Prius_V
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Entune
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Prius_Plug-in_Hybrid
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Volt
toyota.com
honda.com
designboom.com/technology/solar-panelled-toyota-prius-08-07-2019
best-selling-cars.com/europe/2020-q3-europe-electric-and-plug-in-hybrid-car-sales-per-eu-uk-and-efta-country
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The Toyota Prius isn’t the coolest car on the block. If you’re ordering a Lyft or an Uber, chances are one of these will turn up to whisk you away. And with the world gravitating towards electric vehicles, the hybrid Prius seems like just another Toyota misstep, like their attempt to sell us cars using hydrogen fuel cells. | But the Prius’ economical hybrid powertrain has likely saved more than 5 billion gallons of petrol from being burned since it was introduced. Just why did Toyota start looking into hybrids, and are hybrids really a dead end technology?
Excellent videos describing how a hybrid works:
youtube.com/watch?v=E_xCssR8qQI
youtube.com/watch?v=racnrH5X0QM
"Robot Cantina" Honda Insight & lawnmower engine:
youtube.com/watch?v=cL2FKDtpRt8
To get early ad-free access to new videos, or your name at the end of my videos, please consider supporting me using Patreon from just $1 or 80p a month at patreon.com/bigcar
Support me using PayPal: paypal.com/paypalme/bigcartv
Big Car Merch (t-shirts, mugs): teespring.com/stores/bigcartv
Twitter: twitter.com/bigcartv
My second channel - Little Car: youtube.com/littlecar
Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lohner%E2%80%93Porsche
caranddriver.com/features/g15377976/what-came-before-the-real-history-of-the-toyota-prius
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partnership_for_a_New_Generation_of_Vehicles
youtube.com/watch?v=E_xCssR8qQI
youtube.com/watch?v=racnrH5X0QM
caranddriver.com/news/a27887943/toyota-ev-rollout-plans
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_Synergy_Drive
youtube.com/watch?v=wN5AYGogJu4
toyota.com
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Escape
hybridcars.com/general-motors
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyundai_Motor_Company
https://global.toyota/jp/detail/4061096/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automobile_drag_coefficient
global.nissannews.com/en/releases/210226-01-e
youtube.com/watch?v=cL2FKDtpRt8
media.toyota.co.uk/product_info/prius-gt
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_MC_platform
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_vehicle_warning_sounds
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Prius_C
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Prius_V
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Entune
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Prius_Plug-in_Hybrid
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Volt
toyota.com
honda.com
designboom.com/technology/solar-panelled-toyota-prius-08-07-2019
best-selling-cars.com/europe/2020-q3-europe-electric-and-plug-in-hybrid-car-sales-per-eu-uk-and-efta-country
#bigcar
