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hybrid battery specs

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3. Output amperage
If the whole drivetrain is rated 194hp combined, and the gas provides 150hp, that leaves 44hp to electric.

44hp * 746w * 1.1 effeciency losses = 36kW / 244.8v = 147amps

4. Capacity (in mAH)
Irrelevant since a small portion of the charge is used.

5. Charge cycle life (how many times it can be charged)
It's charge-discharge cycle life. Pretty much infinite, since it's never fully charged and never fully discharged. If nobody charged their LiOn laptop batteries to 100% all the time, they would get thousands of charges, instead of hundred and battery being dead in a few years.

6. Discharge rate (when idle)
Same as any other NiCd battery. This is not Toyota specific, but NiCd technology specific.

7. Total energy storage (kWh)
Same as #4.