Electric Vehicles

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Electric Vehicles are a key part of our tomorrow and how we get there. If we can get all the fossil fuel vehicles off our roads, out of our seas and out of our skies, we'll have a much better environment. This community is where we discuss the various different vehicles and news stories regarding electric transportation.

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Only 1% of EV Drivers Would Go Back to a Gas Car* (cleantechnica.com)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

A 30 mile range? What did you buy, a Sinclair C5?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 14 hours ago

Chevy Volt. It had a gas generator that would kick in and charge the battery after the battery was drained. It was pretty gutless on generator power though, even though it had a lot of character on straight battery. The generator was nice for longer trips though. I drove it across the State and didn't have to worry about charging it, since it could run on gas only for extended periods. It wasn't considered a hybrid though, because the gas engine wasn't connected to the powertrain at all. The gas engine was just a generator that charged the battery, which drove the electric motor.