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Old 02-16-2017, 08:19 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Ecky View Post

The Volt uses an orbital gear system like the Prius, and can run entirely on gasoline or entirely on electric, or in hybrid mode.

The Accord hybrid is a different sort of beast - it's a series hybrid, rather than a parallel hybrid. The Accord uses a 2L lean burn Atkinson engine which Honda claims is the most efficient in the world, and it has no transmission.
Are you sure you didn't get those exactly backwards? As I understand it the Volt is essentially an electric car that happens to have its own power generator under the hood, while the Accord is what the Prius would be if it had power, conventional styling and a teeny tiny battery.
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