Automotive News has a piece about the car.
Most has been covered in this thread already (0.24 Cd; 2 battery pack options, NiMH and Li; e-AWD option).
Battery tidbit:
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The lithium battery weighs 24.5 kilograms (54 pounds), compared with to the nickel-metal’s 40.3 kilograms (89 pounds).
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It repeats that the car will be 10% more efficient than the last generation, and the ECO model will be even more efficient than that. (
Prius XFi!) I was never sure which model that 10% claim applied to.
- completely re-engineered 1.8-liter engine, 40% thermal efficiency
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"Toyota achieved the improvement partly through a large-volume exhaust gas recirculation system and redesigned air circulation through the combustion and cooling chambers."
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- 60% more rigid body, double rear wishbone suspension
- active grille shutters
- lighter motors & transaxle (which goes to parallel gearing from planetary):
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"...20 percent reduction in mechanical loss through friction (engine + transaxle). The outgoing version’s planetary arrangement in the reduction gear has been replaced with parallel gears to further reduce loss."
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Full article, more details:
http://www.autonews.com/article/2015...rius-with-tech