Toyota Hybrid Technology
ore than twenty-five years ago, the Toyota Prius became one of the world’s first and most well-known hybrid electric cars. I was lucky enough to be invited to the South African launch, and at that stage, electric and hybrid technology was in its baby shoes. Today it is the world’s best-selling hybrid on the market and uses the innovative Toyota Hybrid System. THS uses a split-type hybrid configuration that utilises both a parallel and a serial power plant that maximises output in the least energy-draining manner. Hybrid electric
