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Unless I’m mistaken, when at high speeds like 65+ the smaller generator motor approaches being stopped, and then at further high speeds it is being spun in the opposite direction of the planet carrier/ICE crankshaft (overdrive gear ratio of the planetary gear system). I don’t think it can generate electricity in those situations. Or maybe the ICE RPM has to ramp up to a relatively very high and inefficient point at higher speeds if HVB state of charge is low enough to warrant it? I’m exceeding my knowledge here.The larger Electric motor is always driving the wheels. The larger electric motor in the hybrid is actually geared to the wheels so anytime the tires are turning it is turning. It's the gas engine that can turn on and off as your need for power and speed change.
Above 85 the gas engine runs continuously. When the gas engine is running the second electric motor becomes a generator and is continually producing power.
Excellent video, see around 25:30 mark.
And although the traction motor is physically tied to the wheels, that doesn’t mean it’s always using electricity to drive, sometimes it’s just spinning while the ICE is doing the work at high cruising speeds, where the ICE is most efficient?
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