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Next Toyota Prius Promises Huge Efficiency Improvements

Toyota engineers could improve thermal efficiency to as much as 40 percent for the next Prius, according to reports out of Japan. Nikkei Technology reports that the 2016 Prius will better the outgoing model by around 1.5 percent, and the first generati


Toyota engineers could improve thermal efficiency to as much as 40 percent for the next Prius, according to reports out of Japan.

Nikkei Technology reports that the 2016 Prius will better the outgoing model by around 1.5 percent, and the first generation Prius by three percent.

Thermal efficiency is a measure of how well an engine converts the energy available from its fuel source (petrol, in this case) into ‘usable’ energy.

If Toyota can achieve 40 percent from the engine in the next Prius, the powerplant would boast the world’s best thermal efficiency rating.

The efficiency gain comes through an improved exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system, which will be wound up from 21 percent in the current Prius to 28 percent for the all-new model. 

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