toyota prius conversion into hybrid river RIB

[matt H.]

lol

[dieseldude]

Toyota based hybrid package? Nanni Diesel builds and sells em

Wud you direct to the "Toyota based hybrid package" you are referrring to? I Googled Nanni hybrid and got a French guy talking about a hybrid and a drawing of a hybrid but could't discern "licensed by Toyota" or "Synergy Drive" anywhere. What type of hybrid is this thing?

[dieseldude]

It's a hybrid system designed from the ground up for boats. You start out with a Nanni TDI-1.439 (Toyota 1KZ) diesel engine. You put a dual purpose stator & rotor coil set in the flywheel housing along with an in out clutch between it and the engine. Next is some proprietary electronics that control changing the coil set between regeneration mode and propulsion mode. Throw in a big bank of batteries to store the generated power. When your cruising under diesel power the coil set generates electrical power that is stored in the batteries. Or you can turn off the diesel disconnect the in out clutch and use the coil set as an electric motor and cruise on the battery power you saved up. System makes sense in parts of europe where you have to run real clean and quiet in tight areas and can kick in the diesel when you get to open water. I think the system is more like an updated version of a WW2 U-Boat