Toyota's hybrid cars have a long history, even much longer than the life cycle of many car brands. Years of technical details have also enabled Toyota Hybrid to maintain the spirit of pioneers in the ever-changing automobile industry, constantly breaking through boundaries and leading a new era.
On the Toyota booth of April 18 Shanghai Auto Show, the brand of "Double Engine" was brand-new, and a brand-new Chinese logo named "Intelligent Electric Hybrid Double Engine" appeared in the mixing area. At the same time, the fifth-generation intelligent electric hybrid dual-engine system and the popular models-Corolla and Lei Ling, which were the first to be equipped with the fifth-generation intelligent electric hybrid dual-engine, were exhibited at the booth.
The fifth-generation intelligent electric hybrid twin-engine is another masterpiece of Toyota, which shows Toyota's continuous leadership and influence in the process of electrification and intelligence in the industry.
Tens of millions of deposits are thick and thin.
"Your uncle will always be your uncle." This classic line in the Spring Festival Evening essay "Saying Things" is not rough, and the decades-long technical precipitation of Toyota, the originator of hybrid, is not something that others can learn overnight.
As early as 1977 Tokyo Auto Show, Toyota exhibited a hybrid vehicle with gas turbine engine and electric motor for the first time, while other car companies were still in the research stage and did not put into mass production. However, Toyota did not bring the hybrid car to market quickly, but waited for the opportunity. 20 years later 1997, the spring of hybrid cars came, and Toyota's first hybrid model Prius was officially listed. The forward-looking and forward-looking judgment on technological innovation makes this model very popular in the market.
Although compared with the research and development cost, the price of the first-generation Prius is 265,438 yuan +0.5 million yen, which can be said to be a loss of a car. However, it is undeniable that the first generation Prius has successfully opened up a broad market for hybrid vehicles, and Toyota has accumulated a lot of practical experience.
A few years later, the second-generation Prius equipped with Toyota's second-generation hybrid system began to be sold again, which was significantly improved compared with the first generation. In 2009, the second-generation Prius sold a total of 65,438+0,654,38+0.9 million vehicles worldwide, making Toyota the dominant hybrid vehicle in the world.
After 26 years' history, Toyota intelligent electric hybrid twin-engine has achieved the ultimate goal of hybrid power system: to make the engine always work in the high efficiency range under different working conditions, so as to achieve the purpose of fuel saving. In addition, this system has obvious advantages in riding comfort and driving texture in practical use. Its footprint covers more than 90 countries and regions around the world and has won the trust of more than 22.5 million users. It is really the best choice for people who value reliability.
Inheritance and Evolution of Toyota Hybrid Vehicle
As the first Toyota to realize mass production of hybrid technology, through continuous technical empowerment and innovation, the progress of each generation of hybrid technology has become a milestone in the development of automotive electrification. At the 2023 Shanghai Auto Show, Toyota, which has become a global hybrid leader, exhibited the fifth-generation intelligent electric hybrid dual-engine system, and renamed the dual-engine brand as "intelligent electric hybrid dual-engine".
Compared with the previous generation hybrid system, the fifth generation intelligent electric hybrid dual engine does have some differences. First, the battery was replaced. Nickel-hydrogen batteries that have been used for many years have been replaced by lithium batteries. The newly developed lithium battery system is reduced in size by 34%, weight by 44% and power output by 8%, which greatly improves driving performance. Spontaneous combustion prevention and control tests, including puncture, short circuit, collision damage and overcharge, make every trip feel at ease.
At the same time, a new generation of motor is adopted, which has strong output power, low energy loss, faster dynamic response and stronger acceleration of the whole vehicle. 1.8L intelligent electric hybrid dual-engine high-speed motor reduces energy loss 19% and increases output power by 32%, realizing "strong motor" drive.
The change doesn't stop there. The power control unit greatly improves the power density, reduces the weight by 65,438+07%, reduces the energy loss by about 9.2%, and increases the current output by more than 8%, thus supporting higher-order intelligence.
From the technical summary, the fifth generation intelligent electric hybrid dual engine is a milestone revolution of Toyota hybrid technology. Through the innovation of three electric systems, the fifth-generation intelligent electric hybrid dual-engine can realize the acceleration directness and full-speed electric drive feeling comparable to that of electric vehicles. At the same time, it can also achieve long battery life in the whole temperature range, without fear of extreme cold and heat, and bring infinite experience close to pure electric vehicles.
Not only the performance evolution, but also the fifth-generation intelligent electric hybrid dual engine is the product of intelligent evolution. First of all, from the basic disk, the fifth-generation intelligent electric hybrid dual-engine is still a power split hybrid system based on the unique planetary gear set structure, giving full play to the respective advantages of the engine and the motor, achieving perfect intelligent power distribution and comprehensively improving the electric drive performance.
In order to easily connect with the era of smart cars, the latest generation of Toyota intelligent driver assistance system, intelligent cockpit and intelligent interconnected Toyota car will be upgraded simultaneously, and the perfect combination with the fifth generation of intelligent electric hybrid dual-engine system will surely bring smarter and more powerful new family car experience to users.
Inheriting the planetary gears, strengthening the three-electric system and intelligent configuration, and facing the rapid development of China automobile market in the new era of intelligent electric, Toyota has opened a Chinese-style road of "inheritance and evolution". At this year's Shanghai Auto Show, in addition to the Corolla and Lei Ling, two popular models that took the lead in carrying the fifth-generation intelligent electric hybrid twin-engine, more intelligent electric hybrid twin-engine models will come out one after another in the future, leading consumers to start a brand-new intelligent electric experience.
Toyota, which is already a hybrid "technical ceiling", has undoubtedly surpassed itself again with the fifth-generation intelligent electric hybrid twin engines. Only Toyota can beat Toyota, and it is still divided into "Toyota, etc." in the mixed world.
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