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Hybrid Synergy Drive & Integrated Motor Assist

Discussion in 'Honda/Acura Hybrids and EVs' started by bluetwo, Aug 23, 2009.

  1. bluetwo

    bluetwo Relevance is irrelevant

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    I've read a good bit here about the Hybrid Synergy Drive, or Toyota Hybrid System from the first gen Prius, and I owned a Civic Hybrid for a while so I'm familiar with the Integrated Motor Assist system.

    There isn't a side by side comparison thread that I could find anyway, so to help people understand them it would be a good idea to start one up. We only have technical discussion on 3rd gen and 2nd gen (with a subforum for the 1st) so I decided to stick my thread here.

    I specifically want to talk about the instrumentation. The IMA simply has Assist or Charge and a battery bars gauge if I remember right, and everything in between each state.

    In reading the HSI thread here I found a lot more info on the HSD's instruments than on the IMA's: HSI
    Some of it can be a little confusing for non Prius owners.
     
    #1 bluetwo, Aug 23, 2009
  2. ken1784

    ken1784 SuperMID designer

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    The 2010 Honda Insight has "ECO Assist" display.

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    The 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid has different concept one.

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    I thinks these display concepts as not directly related to their hybrid system, but they are based on manufacturer's engineering/design concepts.

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    #2 ken1784, Aug 24, 2009
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