"Dave Plowman (News)" gurgled happily, sounding
much like they were saying:

That is right. The Prius is simple - it has fewer components. It
doesn't even have an in-line gearbox.

So it replaces the gearbox with electric motors, a battery pack and
clever electronics. Nice and simple, that.

Don't forget the mysterious box that functions awfully like a gearbox and
sits between motor(s) and driveshafts.