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Re:Denmark to ban petrol and diesel car sales by 2030 by floatrock on Wednesday October 03, 2018 @12:06PM (#18131641)
The Chevy Volt is like this -- drivetrain is electric, gas engine is just a generator.
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Re:Denmark to ban petrol and diesel car sales by 2030 by davidgould on Thursday October 04, 2018 @02:22AM (#18137620)
What you are describing is a “series hybrid”. The Chevy Volt is not a pure series hybrid, it has an elaborate mechanism to connect the gas engine to the wheels when it is efficient to do so. For example highway cruise where the gas engine can run near its optimal rpm.
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