Eli5: Toyota’s e-cvt that’s not a cvt.

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It got gears but has infinite gear ratios like a cvt? It has 2 electric motors inside it, but one of them is the cars alternator? The whole thing sounds like magic.

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It’s a very complicated system incorporating planetary gears rather than a belt driven pulley system. This (https://youtu.be/O61WihMRdjM?feature=shared) is ~ 40 minutes long but it is without a doubt the most in depth video yet still ends up being easy to understand.
Edit: It most definitely is magic, as it is likely the most robust transmission in a current production vehicle

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