They do have an off-the-shelf part for this: the 50kW electric rear differential unit they have used on the Highlander Hybrid and a Lexus hybrid model.
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Originally Posted by Vman455
There's some speculation as to whether the e-4WD on the new Prius is actually a thing; that Autoexpress article is the only news source to mention it, and they pulled their info from the Toyota press kit that covers the Prius, new RAV4 hybrid (which introduces "E-Four" electric AWD), and C-HR. There's no mention of it under the Prius section, along with a paucity of other technical information.
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