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Old 10-11-2010, 02:30 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by PAUL SS View Post
If the gasoline engine is used to power the drive wheels, well that is news to me. I always understood that the gas engine only powered a generator to recharge the batteries or to make elctricity to drive the electric motor(s). If this is not the case and the mileage stated in the article is true, I will be disappointed. There needs to be some clarification on this.
I believe the new set up is that the gasoline engine will engage to assist the electric motors when the car needs to go above 70 MPH.

However, I really don't even know if that's the case. I'm waiting for GM to say something about this because it's all a huge cluster**** right now.
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