Toyota's mission has always been to provide clean and safe products. Toyota has been actively developing various new technologies from the perspective of achieving energy security and diversifying energy sources, which is necessitated by the dwindling supply of petroleum resources.
Hybrid systems possess the following four characteristics
- Energy-loss Reduction
The system automatically stops the idling of the engine (idling stop), thus reducing the energy that would normally be wasted.
- Energy Recovery and Reuse
The energy that would normally be wasted as heat during deceleration and braking is recovered as electrical energy, which is then used to power the starter and the electric motor.
- Motor Assist
The electric motor assists the engine during acceleration.
- High-Efficiency Operation Control
The system maximizes the vehicle's overall efficiency by using the electric motor to run the vehicle under operating conditions in which the engine's efficiency is low and by generating electricity under operating conditions in which the engine's efficiency is high.
