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Is the Chevy volt really an Electric Car?

OR is it just a really good hybrid? i think its just a really good hybrid. sure, it goes 60 miles using electricity, but then the gas generator kicks in...its a joke, 60 miles?

i can make my own Car Electric with those old technology lead acid batteries to have 90 miles range... wtf, its a joke... why so little range? is chevorlet trying to show that electricity is impractical? common, the tesla roadster gets 250 miles and does 0-60 in 3.7 seconds...

so is the chevy volt really an electric car, or is it just a really good hybrid?

Considering the relationship that the car manufacturers and the oil companies have, consider yourself lucky to even have this being offered at all. Look at what happened to GM's EV1.(They took them all back and crushed them) Or what happened to Toyota's NI-MH batteries. (Chevron bought the patents and sued them to stop making them) Hmmmmmmmmmmm?

Volt is an Electric Vehicle equipped with a "range extending" gasoline powered internal combustion engine (ICE) as a genset and therefore dubbed an "Extended Range Electric Vehicle" or EREV. However, the combination of an internal combustion engine and electric motors in such a configuration is most often referred to as a series hybrid.

Unlike current commercially available hybrids, the actual propulsion of the Volt is accomplished by the electric motor, as the internal combustion engine (ICE) is not mechanically connected to the wheels. With fully charged batteries, this electric power will initially be sourced exclusively from its on-board Lithium Ion batteries for up to 40 miles (64 km), a distance capable of satisfying the daily commute of 75% of Americans, which averages around 33 miles (53 km).
After 40 miles (64 km), the range of the Volt will need to be extended through the use of a small 4-cylinder ICE which drives a 53 kW generator. The electrical power from the generator is then sent to either the electric motor or the batteries, depending on the state of charge (SOC) of the battery pack and the power demanded at the wheels. The distribution is controlled by the electronic control unit (ECU) of the vehicle. This effectively extends the Volt's potential range to as much as 640 miles (1,030 km) on a single tank of fuel (which could be potentially extended for longer trips through conventional refueling)

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