I was looking for some info on the Prius & noticed that its gasoline engine has been classified as an Atkinson cycle internal combustion engine. When I searched for more info on the Atkinson cycle, this webpage
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I was looking for some info on the Prius & noticed that its gasoline engine has been classified as an Atkinson cycle internal combustion engine. When I searched for more info on the Atkinson cycle, this webpage
The above-mentioned drawing is at
While I am sure a good, efficient engine is nice to have in a hybrid, I was under the understanding that most of the efficiency boost came from eliminating or greatly reducing part throttle operation, where the normal throttled Otto cycle engine takes a big hit in efficiency.
Regenerative braking also helps of course, but is certainly not the whole improvement.
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