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Originally Posted by Hersbird
ALso, funny this gets moved here. It's really not a hybrid. It's exactly the same as an I3 with range extender. The engine is just an onboard generator. I say it's an electric car as it only has electric drive.
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While this is true, one might call the Accord Hybrid and 3rd gen Insight "EVs with range extenders" as well, because the engine only acts as a generator, with no direct connection to the wheels*. Only issue is, the battery in them is only ~1kwh, or good for maybe 3 miles without the engine running.
*Granted, above 60mph or so there's a clutch that can, in fact, send engine power to the wheels through a single speed reduction. However, the Versa Note Hybrid is essentially the same, a Leaf motor paired with a tiny ~1kwh battery and an engine which has no connection to the wheels.
Semantics, really. There are a lot of shades between EV and hybrid.