Hybrid powertrain (10) for starting and propelling a vehicle (8), comprising: a motor (12); a first motor / generator (14); a second motor / generator (16); and a single-stage, widely branched, electrically variable transmission (18) comprising the following: a drive element (52); a stationary element (54); a
gear train (44); a
torque transmission device (56); a compound planetary gear
assembly (20) comprising a ring gear structure (24), a first sun gear element (26-1, 126-1, 226-1, 326-1), a second sun gear element (26-2, 126-2, 226-2, 326-2), a support structure (28), and a double
pinion assembly comprising a first
pinion gear (30-1, 130-1, 330-1) meshing with the first sun gear element and a second
pinion gear (30-2, 130-2, 330-2) meshing with the first pinion gear (30-1, 130-1, 330-1) and the ring gear structure (24); and a highest numerical translation ratio of approximately 4 to 1 and a lowest numerical translation ratio of approximately 0.7 to 1; where: The composite planetary gear arrangement (20) comprises a first node (32-1), a second node (32-2), a third node (32-3) and a fourth node (32-4), wherein the first, second, third and fourth nodes (32-1, 32-2, 32-3, 32-4) have at least a
gear ratio of 3 to 1 between the
torque transmission device (56) and the output element (52); the second motor / generator (16) is functionally connected via the transmission
train (44) to the compound planetary gear
assembly (20) at the first node (32-1); the output element (52) is functionally connected to the composite planetary gear assembly (20) at the second node (32-2); the motor (12) is functionally connected to the composite planetary gear assembly (20) at the third node (32-3); the first motor / generator (14) is functionally connected at the fourth node (32-4) to the composite planetary gear assembly (20); The
torque transmission device (56) can be engaged to ground the third node (32-3) to the stationary element (54); and each of the first and second motors / generators (14, 16) uses non-
rare earth magnets.