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Originally Posted by redpoint5
JThe Volt is a fairly ridiculous car that only serves the traveling needs of very few people. It costs a small fortune to purchase, and gets fairly poor fuel economy when using the ICE. Why lug around an ICE everywhere if you don't intend on using it?
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You're wrong on all of that. The $40K price is in line with (or cheaper than) other upscale cars, the fuel economy (37 mpg on IC) is comparable to or better than most other cars of its size. As for meeting the needs of very few people... well, I guess that's why you see so few mid-size sedans on the road, no?
As for why you lug around the IC engine when you don't need it, why lug around a spare tire, when you could save weight by carrying it only on the days when you know you're going to have a flat?
But all that's aside from the point I was trying to make, which is that a hybrid car with an IC engine/generator to drive wheels & recharge the battery does work. Whether the engine/generator is in the car or on a trailer is irrelevant to that.