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To: vette6387

Volts have an IC generator under the hood.


14 posted on 04/22/2012 5:51:55 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Spktyr

So do all the rest of the hybrids, I don’t know what that has to do with the basic premise that EV’s are only really “efficient” if you charge them from home. My point was that there isn’t enough generating capacity to handle an
EV fleet. I guess the case can be made that the fact that the IC engine is driving a generator and most likely runs at constant speed makes it easier to run low emissions ( unlike the Prius where the IC Engine can and does drive the vehicle directly when the batteries are kaput


15 posted on 04/22/2012 10:38:32 PM PDT by vette6387
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