[Patrick]

Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard

Repeat after us: The Chevrolet Volt's gas engine does not drive the wheels! — Autoblog Green

Oh, yeah?

"Efficiency is the Volt’s mantra,” Peterson said. “We will take whatever method we have to get there.” Asked if Volt engineers would use the gas engine to power the wheels—a signature of a parallel hybrid system—if it meant greater efficiency, Peterson replied, “You could do it. Absolutely. It’s a matter of software.” He added, “You have some motors, a planetary gear box, there’s a variety of things we can do in there.”

Sounds like their PR guy needs a PR guy.