In the early nineties, Toyota He saw that environmental awareness regulations and the most compromised emissions would form the future of the auto industry. The company aims to create an environmentally friendly and effective vehicle It would meet future standards.
In 1997 she presented Toyota Prius To the Japanese market. The car was the first largely productive hybrid vehicle in the world that combined gasoline and electric power to reduce fuel consumption and emissions. It first appeared all over the world in 2000.
PRIUS development introduced major technical and market challenges that included the design of an effective hybrid power train, battery technology management, and the overcoming consumer doubts about the combination of the electrical driving system with the standard power train fed by gasoline. Toyota persevered, however, its instincts were proven registered and transformed.
“Prius is not only the first large -produced hybrid car in the world, but its technical and commercial success also motivated other auto manufacturers to accelerate the development of hybrid vehicles.” Nobo KawajuchiProfessor in the Department of Science and Engineering in College of Graduate Studies at Nagoya UniversityIn Japan. He is also a secretary IEEE NAGIAEA section. “Prius helped form the role of hybrid cars in the car market today.”
Prius was honored with IEEE teacher On October 30, during a ceremony held at the company’s headquarters in Toyota, Japan.
G21 project
The development of Prius began in 1993 with G21 projectThat focused on fuel efficiency, low emissions, and the ability to withstand costs. According to the Toyota article, it shows the history of the project, by 1997, to Toyota engineers – including Takeshi UchiyamadaAnd, who has since become known as “Prius Father” – was convinced that they faced the challenge of achieving the three goals.
The first generation Prius was characterized by a compact design with a dynamic efficiency. Its pioneering mixed system enabled smooth transitions between an electric motor supported by the nickel and metal hydraide battery and an internal combustion engine feed by gasoline.
Car design has been combined Renewal braking In the arrangement of energy training to boost the car Energy efficiency. Renewed braking usually captures kinetic energy as heat when traditional brake platforms prevent friction. Instead, the electric motor is replaced to the generator mode so that the wheels direct the engine in the opposite instead of the engine that drives the wheels. The use of the engine as a generator slows the car and turns the kinetic energy into an electric charge directed to the battery to recharge it.
“The Prius is not only the first hybrid car in the world, but its artistic and commercial success also motivated other auto manufacturers Accelerate the development of hybrid vehicles. ” – Nobuo Kawaguchi, IEEE NAGEANA SecIRary
According to the companyEfficiency of harness: a deep diving in the hybrid Toyota technology“An article, the penetration was Hybrid synergy engineSystem that allows Prius to work in different modes – electrical only, gasoline only, or mix – depends on driving conditions.
The main Toyota engineers that were developed from the zero point was the power division system, a planetary gear system that allows smooth transformations between electric power and gasoline, allowing the engine and engine to push the car in the optimal performance ranges of each. The arrangement helps in improving the economy in the consumption of fuel and simplifying the driving group by making a traditional transmission unnecessary.
Determine fuel efficiency records
Nearly 30 years after its commercial appearance, Prius is still an icon of environmental responsibility along with artistic innovation. It still determines records of fuel consumption efficiency. When newly released in July 2023 2024 Prius Lu He was driven from Los Angeles to New York City 2.52 liters of gasoline per 100 km During a trip through the country with an area of 5,150 km. The registry was recorded by the so -called hypermiler, a driver practicing advanced driving techniques aimed at improving fuel consumption efficiency. Hypermilers accelerate smoothly and avoid difficult braking. They left early so that the car can get a gradual stop without applying the brakes, and they often drive at speeds ranging from 72 and 105 km per hour, and the speed in which the car is usually more efficient.
The driver who does not use such technologies still can expect the fuel consumption to 4.06 liters per 100 km from the latest generation of Prius models.
Toyota has developed the PRIUS hybrid technology with each generation, which increased the role of the car as a leader in fuel consumption efficiency and sustainability.
An event is an event that attracts stars
Uchiyamada has a brief recently at the IEEE MIESTONE event about the PRIUS development process and the challenges he faced as President G21. The other prominent attendees were Takeshi UeharaPresident of Toyota Energy Company; Toshio Fukuda2020 IEEE head; Eso Chiracawaand IEEE Japanese Council Chairman of the History Committee; and John Satoand IEEE NAGIAEA section chair.
A painting recognizes technology at the entrance Toyota Technical CenterIt is close to the company’s headquarters. Read:
In 1997, Toyota Motor Corporation developed the first large -produced hybrid vehicle in the world, Toyota Prius, which used both the internal combustion engine and two Electric engines. This car has achieved revolutionary fuel consumption efficiency by recovering and reusing previously lost energy while driving. Its success helped to generalize hybrid vehicles at the international level, and the basic technology of electric power trains has reduced CO2 Emissions, and affected the design of subsequent electrical vehicles. “
Manage it IEEE History Center With the support of the donors, the Milestone program recognizes the distinguished technical developments worldwide. The IEEE Nagiaa section sponsored the filtration.
