I've uploaded a few scans from Toyota's Prius "New Car Features"<br>book, which you can order directly from Toyota for $38.80 plus tax<br>and shipping as Toyota Part Number 00400-NCF18-2U. Toyota will accept credit card telephone orders at 1-800-622-2033. This 194-page heavily illustrated book is a must for any tech-headed hybrid enthusiast. <br><br>These scans and excerpts are copyright 2000 Toyota Motor Corp. I <br>believe sharing these bits is fair use, and will whet your appetite <br>for buying the book about this technological tour-de-force, but <br>Toyota, if there's a problem please let me know and I'll delete them. <br><br>I've put them in a "Tech: Motor/Inverter Diagrams" album in the photos area.<br><br>"INVERTER - General"<br>

The scans don't appear to work - but thanks for trying. <br><br>DH

&gt; The scans don't appear to work - but thanks for trying. <br><br>They are links to the files over on egroups, which works fine for me, so I thought it was OK. Maybe it's only because my browser has the egroup-member cookies. Sorry about that. I'll upload the actual files here tonight.<br><br> --Mike

That was it - I'm now a member of egroup. DH

On the last scan of the power torque graph it's easy to see why the car has so much pick up from a dead stop (0 to 20 mph in one second)and then needs the engine to help launch the car to the higher speeds. Does the book mention Efficiencies of different components. I know motor, battery, and switching transistors have improved in the last 10 years and can only assume that the most efficient to date are being used.<br><br>You just sold one book here if your working on commission.