The planetary gearset in a prius provides a variable gear ratio, which is determined by the difference in speed of the two inputs, electric and ICE. By varying the speed of the electric motor in comparison to the speed of the engine, different ratios can be achieved.

All soviet era cars are small by modern standards. Even the Zil limos aren't big enough to be considered limousines anymore.

Soviet produces automobiles (and many other goods) fell into two categories, those intended for export and those intended to be sold to soviet citizens. The exports were top quality (comparatively) they had better features, better build quality. The stuff that stayed in the USSR was considerably worse, even if it had…

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I don't think that is even a little bit correct.

I don't know if its the ancient cars or ancient tires, but most of those cars look like they are going really slow.

WTF guys. Fantastic fit and finish everywhere, and then there is this.

Thanks for that. Do you know if there is a diagram anywhere?

Their factory is in an situated in building (s) that used to house an air squadron. That was the squadrons symbol, and they took it over.

Maybe it's just me, but isn't a planetary gearset a gear box? I mean, its gears, in a housing, right?

Any more info on how their direct drive system works? Surely it's not actually direct drive, but a single speed transmission? What is a hydraulic clutch, is it a conventional, hydraulically actuated clutch, a viscous coupling, or a torque converter? It the car running on electric motors alone at low speeds?

Is it dead?

Thanks for all the info. I've been thinking about the relative efficiency of cannon vs rocket firing.

Where? That's not a duck!

Being a nissan, it's less likely to cost 5k in repairs before it hits 60k miles.

"A cruise missile is a guided missile, the major portion of whose flight path to its target (a land-based or sea-based target) is conducted at approximately constant velocity (see Cruise (aeronautics)); that relies on the dynamic reaction of air for lift (force), and upon propulsion forces to balance aerodynamic drag

A tomohawk isn't a good comparison. It's more of an aircraft that gets destroyed with every attack. It's slow, but can fly a complex path. Its also a generation behind.

I believe that was a russian contraption, but I could be wrong. Seems like a good idea. You could use an existing system with all the advantages it offers, and when that system is not available, any tube will do.

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I'd like to to argue numbers, but I've probably done enough work dodging.