Honda Accord Hybrids are pretty close to this. The wheels are primarily motivated by an electric motor. Much of the time the ICE is simply a generator that turn

Honda Accord Hybrids are pretty close to this. The wheels are primarily motivated by an electric motor. Much of the time the ICE is simply a generator that turns on to charge the battery. When the battery is exhausted or the car needs more power, a clutch plate closes between the ICE and the motor. There's no transmission in the car otherwise (they advertise as e-CVT, but there's no actual physical CVT, software controls the balance between the ICE and the motor to simulate infinite gearing). [1][2] At low speeds you're basically driving an electric car that stores the electricity as gasoline instead of in batteries. They get all the electric motor torque and such that you'd expect. Range is between 550-750 miles [3] on a tank of regular 87 unleaded and costs under $30k. If the ratio of gas tank to batteries were reversed we'd claim it was an electric car with a range extending ICE. 1 - http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2014/02/review-2014-honda-accord-hybrid-with-video/ http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2014/02/review-2014-honda-a... 2 - https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2018-honda-accord-hybrid-first-drive-review https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2018-honda-accord-hybri... 3 - https://www.boston.com/cars/cars/2017/04/05/2017-honda-accord-hybrid-has-top-travel-range-in-its-class https://www.boston.com/cars/cars/2017/04/05/2017-honda-accor...