Within two years they had come up with Toyota's hybrid technology, in which a battery powers the car for short distances and a petrol engine kicks in at higher speeds, recharging the battery.

在两年内他们发明了丰田的混合动力技术，凭借它，一辆汽车可以在短途行驶时采用电池动力，在高速行驶时采用汽油动力并为电池充电。