Your last statement.... As a career engineer... That is so true!

​@@tythomps I think he was throwing shade on what went on & is still going on at Boeing.

They mostly don't ruin reliability. The issue is if something is rushed.

And your Honda clarity doesn't use this system. Lol

I always thought the eCVT was just toyotas name for yet another unreliable CVT.... But this is a work of genius and no wonder there are barely any reported failures...

@@sacleocheaterz Yikes, it took you that long, I mean Toyota has only been making the most reliable hybrids on earth for like 20+ years.

Yet somehow not a problem in Norway, about 30% EV's there. And really cold.

You don't even need a battery for this to work (apart from starting the engine). You can simply just transfer the electricity between the two motor-generators... There is also a hydraulic version of this system in heavy duty machinery.

and it's definitely not a CVT + first gear like many will explain eCVT vs CVT.

@@krecikowi It is CVT, just not the V-belt type...

yep. that's the beauty. no clutch slip or torque converter required, it replace the starter, automatic gearbox, clutch, and possibly alternator. no actuators, clutches, just vers rotating in oil

​@@geemy9675and also no flywheel as there allways is a rotating mass in the gearbox that is fixed with the ice

CVTs are good and reliable when made with good materials and have an dedicated controlling software, thats why they dominate the industrial and farm equipment designs

Without Engineers we'd all still be walkin..... A non E cvt is junk but this using a planetary gearset as cvt is pure genius

@@jessewoody5772 engineers didn't invent horses ;)

Ford doesn't actually use Toyota knowledge. These 2 brands worked together at the first half of the development, but they split up, so they finished seperately. There are no shared parts. It's like saying that every manual transmission was licensed from xy brand. It's not true. There are actually some Ford upgrades to this transmission that Toyota implemented many years later.

@@Derively its the same design though and Im pretty sure Toyota came up with it, meaning ICE engine 2.5L and power split device(ecvt) with two motors

@@jeedwards1981 Then you can also say that the Honda uses Ford Mondeo / Fusion engine in the Civic, because it's a N/A 2,0L Atkinson cycle 4cylinder with the same power, same ecvt. But I know that's not the case.

@@Derively design and exact copy are two different things, I guess you dont understand. Ford didnt create that design Im pretty sure Toyota did but Ford used the design . No other hybrids use that same design

Toyota licensed it to Ford because Ford did held some patents which Toyota needed. Without them they could not develop it further, so they made agreement with Ford, which let them to work not he system and make it very mature by today.

Agree, while the speed ratio can be changed, the torque ratio is fixed. This makes the"ratios" involved different to those in other transmissions. Certainly a very cool system though - permanently meshed gears, no clutches, no synchros, to torque converters 👍

It's different system as petrol engine never drives wheels in Nissan. It's just act as pure generator for big electric motor. Even better version of it is new Honda's system which is similar, but further improved (more complex, but also more efficient). It's hard to say which of those 3 is the best. Each has its own + and -. Real world number shows that Toyota's system is actually most efficient (maybe because it has been developed for longest period). Nissan or Honda are driven by strong electric motor, so in this aspect they are more like "electric" cars (nice acceleration etc.). Toyota has weaker electric motor and when more power is needed petrol engine provides main power. This is the main difference between those 2. If you want compare Nissan than compare it to Honda as Toyota uses quite a different design (and Honda uses same one with extra bits for more efficiency, but more complexity as well).

I believe the is300h will have the eCVT described here, not a conventional CVT.

It is a CVT...Only karens question Toyota's hybrid domination/expertise.

@@aaliyan6969 in reverse all torque is supplied by MG2. The engine cannot provide torque to the wheels in reverse but it may be running to power MG1 as a generator.

@@davidpatience4682 But if a malfunction occurs in the electrical system of the hybrid vehicle, it turns the electrical system off, does that mean the vehicle can’t reverse?

@@aaliyan6969 Probably yes, but it's very rare to happen. In petrol car when engine breaks then you can't drive at all as well :)

Very. I drive a prius with an ecvt - 300k miles and you never feel the transmission.

I second this. Kinda sucks belt based CVTs give CVTs a bad name since eCVTs are completely different.

Find a mechanic or dealership that's actually had to replace on, even at 300,000 miles, hint: good luck.

There are Prius cars in US which done close to 1MLN miles, so it's very reliable :) Try to find any video showing broken E-CVT in Toyota. I tried and there is nothing. In many UE countries Toyotas are used for taxis due to efficiency and reliability. If they were crap, not taxi driver would touch them. Plain simple. Better prove than any (typically paid) ranking etc.

The fluid is still used for cooling and lubrication, but not used as a hydraulic fluid.

Probably a gerbil with a rainbow flag.

I didn't make the model only the video. But the real unit has a chain too.

Your comment is 5 months old but thought I would add some insight. In comparison to a normal automatic transmission an eCVT has a fraction of the parts. Granted to make it work you need electric motors and a battery so you can't just put one of these in a pure ICE vehicle. Couple a simpler transmission and regenerative braking and harvesting excess engine rotations for power you get very efficient vehicle. My Ford Maverick gets 45 mpg on the highway.

⁠@@timobermark6732. For everyday motoring I agree with you. But for a high speed continuous run I’d prefer a DCT or 6 peed torque converter.

@@timobermark6732 No, because ICE engine in this system works mainly in its optimal RPM range and then it has close to 40% efficiency. Normal ICE by average works with maybe 25% efficiency. On top of this you recuperate a lot of energy from braking, down hill etc. It may look complex but in reality it's way simpler than typical automatic transmission.

Because it is a Contstantly Variable (ratio) Transmission. It just does it without a belt

Agree, I think CVT is a bit of a misnomer in this case. The torque ratio of this transmission is fixed, though the speed ratio does vary. In every other transmissions, one is the inverse of the other.