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> 1 mile(!!!) of electric range, Other people have talked about this, but I'm wondering if the change to having electric drive motors and an engine just for ge
by rb808 8y ago
> 1 mile(!!!) of electric range,
Other people have talked about this, but I'm wondering if the change to having electric drive motors and an engine just for generating electricity is more efficient and easier on the engine. (regenerative breaking aside)
- vegardx 8y agoNo, but you don't need a complex drive train, like modern plug-in hybrids have.
- stephengillie 8y agoThis is how hybrids work at low speeds. They use 2 motor/generators - 1 to push the wheels, and the other to refill the batteries. Most hybrids use a slightly different engine, which is more efficient but generates less force. The hybrid transmission can add torque when accelerating or going uphill. The engine must get less wear. My Camry Hybrid only needs an oil change every edit: 10,000 miles.
- ska 8y agoMy Camry Hybrid only needs an oil change every 5000 miles. That's not an impressively long oil change routine - pretty typical for a newer car, was that the correct number?
- floatrock 8y agoThe Chevy Volt is like this -- drivetrain is electric, gas engine is just a generator.
- davidgould 8y agoWhat you are describing is a “series hybrid”. The Chevy Volt is not a pure series hybrid, it has an elaborate mechanism to connect the gas engine to the wheels when it is efficient to do so. For example highway cruise where the gas engine can run near its optimal rpm.