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I can understand this quote :
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I liken it to the fixation people have on electric-only driving in conventional hybrids (and their future plug-in versions). Driving for some number of miles on electric power alone might seem satisfying to drivers of, say, a Prius, but if that doesn't make it as efficient as it could be, what's the point?
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IMO no one has made the "ideal" series hybrid, aka a completely disconnected ICE (or other electricity generator) :
Hybrid vehicle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Series-hybrid vehicles are driven by the electric motor with no mechanical connection to the engine. Instead there is an engine tuned for running a generator when the battery pack energy supply isn't sufficient for demands.
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However, if the ideal doesn't work in the real world, then that's ok with me.
We heard about this rumor in another Volt thread a few months ago, but GM flatly denied it. I think the denial was a "being secret" thing, just like the article speculates.
CarloSW2