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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65
It's not even a hybrid. It's a E-REV (Extended-range electric vehicle). Calling it a hybrid implies that the gas engine AND the electric motor work in conjunction to power the car. That's not the case in the Volt, as the gas engine never directly powers the car. For the first 40 miles, the car runs solely on electricity for 40 miles. Afterwards, the gas engine kicks on to recharge the battery and keep the electric motor running. The gas engine never powers the car itself.
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actually its a little ironic GM doesnt want to call it a hybrid because by definition its the only true hybrid in existence. A hybrid vehicle by definition has 2 or more energy sources that it uses to go. The volt uses both electricity and gas to get some where. The pruis only uses one fuel source (gas) to get from point A to point B