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Old 07-28-2011, 05:41 PM   #7 (permalink)
Ryland
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The one advantage and this is where the Chevy Volt fell short, is if you can keep your gas engine running at it's optimum speed then you might do ok.
I don't believe them of course when they say that a 5hp gas engine is going to power that car until it runs out of gas, I suppose in stop and go traffic it could, but never for highway driving.
It is a nice idea tho, save a few thousand dollars on batteries and still have an electric car for short trips and a car that gets decent mileage for longer trips.
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