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Re:New two-stroke engine design could help keep internal com... by ashtonkem on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @05:25PM (#23316590)
Is that a limitation of series hybrids, or is that a consequence of the engine used in these specific models? The gasoline engine in the 2nd generation volt has 3x the power of the one in the i3 (75kW vs 25kW).
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Re:New two-stroke engine design could help keep internal com... by cmrdporcupine on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @05:43PM (#23316769)
Probably both? I do know that GM ended up going more "parallel" with Gen 2 than with Gen 1. And Gen 2 has more torque than Gen 1, despite switching to a lower displacement engine and going to an Atkinson (tuned for electricity generation) cycle.
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