The most important core technology of hybrid power system is power distribution unit. Toyota's planetary gear set was patented, so Honda developed an ECVT power distribution device in different ways. Honda's driving mode is the same as Toyota's at low speed, which is driven by pure motor.
Let's start with the battery of the motor. Honda has higher motor power, stronger power and larger battery capacity than Toyota, but Honda's battery is lithium battery and Toyota's battery is nickel-hydrogen battery.
Although the lithium battery has a large capacity and its service life is not as long as that of the nickel-metal hydride battery, the charging speed of the lithium battery is faster than that of the nickel-metal hydride battery, so both have their own advantages and disadvantages.
Choose Toyota or Honda for SUV?
Honda's SUV is better. The key for Honda to surpass Toyota lies in hybrid power. From an objective point of view, Honda's third-generation i-MMD hybrid technology has surpassed Toyota's THS twin engines, including fuel consumption performance, power performance, and ride comfort when it comes to engines. Honda performed better than Toyota.
Toyota, as a car company that promoted hybrid power earlier, applied for a large number of hybrid power patents in order to maintain its position. This is also one of the reasons why many car companies do not do moderate hybrid power. What they do infringes Toyota's patent and can only be light hybrid or pure electric.
Only a technocrat like Honda can bypass Toyota's patent barrier and develop a moderate hybrid car that is better than Toyota's.