One of the great things about the new hybrid drivetrains is that they're basically electric cars, but they convert gasoline to electricity locally using a gas m

One of the great things about the new hybrid drivetrains is that they're basically electric cars, but they convert gasoline to electricity locally using a gas motor and an small generator. This is different than the first few generations where the electric motor assisted a regular old dinosaur burner in day-to-day -- now the gas engines kick in to either extend range or augment the electric motors, but that's it. It's bumped efficiency up a ton and seems to have dropped prices quite a bit as the drivetrains end up with fewer big complicated moving parts. My current car is a 2015 Honda Accord Hybrid..it's described as a CVT, but actually isn't. It's an electric car with a clutch that engages an oversized generator/engine when it needs more kick. In stop and go city driving, this arrangement is actually more efficient than highway driving and I've gotten north of 50mpg pretty regularly. Range on 15 gallons of gas is ~650 miles...the car is bigger than a Prius, looks more like a normal car and drives fantastically (since Honda trickled down Acura tech into the suspension system to account for the increased weight and the electric and gas motors combined make the car pretty fast for a family sedan). The only sad thing is that Honda is skipping 2016 for this car and won't produce it until a complete redesign probably in 2017. All told, $25k for the car off the lot and I was able to get a few grand for my old car meaning I paid only slightly over $20k for this tech. From talking to Volt owners, they have a slightly superior experience in terms of the car having more of a bias towards being electric. But the car is expensive, small and performance isn't great. So I'm not sure who this is marketed towards. A bit more and you're dipping into low-end Teslas.