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Originally Posted by mort
So The graphs are nice and really pretty. There is a pretty good discussion too, but they ascribe low power inefficiency to pumping losses. Which, I admit is common, but wrong. They also use the term "pseudo-CVT" referring to the Prius. What's that about? So I'd say a good discussion by somebody who didn't know what they were talking about.
-mort
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So if low power inefficiency isn't due mainly to pumping losses what is it due to?
He probably just used pseudo-CVT since the Prius CVT is quite different from a conventional CVT and didn't want to confuse readers. The guy owns a 1st gen Prius and is quite knowledgable about how they work. He has written several articles on and about the car.