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Whoops, should’ve gone with the BMW i3 as my comparison vehicle.
by ashtonkem 6y ago
Whoops, should’ve gone with the BMW i3 as my comparison vehicle.
- cmrdporcupine 6y agoAnd you'll find the Volt outperforms the i3 Rex in terms of hybrid efficiency and performance. When the i3 is in range extended mode it's pokey; and only meant to go a short distance before one gets a charge.
- ashtonkem 6y agoIs that a limitation of series hybrids, or is that a consequence of the engine used in these specific models? The gasoline engine in the 2nd generation volt has 3x the power of the one in the i3 (75kW vs 25kW).
- cmrdporcupine 6y agoProbably both? I do know that GM ended up going more "parallel" with Gen 2 than with Gen 1. And Gen 2 has more torque than Gen 1, despite switching to a lower displacement engine and going to an Atkinson (tuned for electricity generation) cycle.