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3rd sentence: It is a fully electric car with the security blanket of a gas-powered generator to charge the battery. So not your average hybrid whos gas-powered
by stinos 25d ago
3rd sentence: It is a fully electric car with the security blanket of a gas-powered generator to charge the battery. So not your average hybrid whos gas-powered motor directly drives the wheels.
- Jyaif 25d agoYou are describing what the Volt was doing back in 2011
- SideburnsOfDoom 25d ago2 things can be true: the 2011 Volt would be classified as an EREV, and "your average hybrid" would not. No, this design is not totally new. Despite the article implying this.
- slfnflctd 25d agoIndeed. This headline had me feel like I was taking crazy pills. As far as I can tell, this is in no way, shape or form a "New Idea". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Volt_(first_generation) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Volt_(first_generati...
- meigwilym 25d agoAlso the Nazi's Maus tank/armoured vehicle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzer_VIII_Maus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzer_VIII_Maus
- fuzzzerd 25d agoDiesel electric locomotives have been using this concept since the 1930s or 1940s.
- vincnetas 25d agosomehow it makes you think that running generator to charge battery to drive the wheels is somehow better than just driving wheels directly :) "not your average hybrid whos gas-powered motor directly..."
- SideburnsOfDoom 25d ago> running generator to charge battery to drive the wheels is somehow better than just driving wheels directly In some ways it is, yes. The engine design is not the same, it doesn't need gearbox, variable power output etc to charge battery. In some ways it can be more efficient.
- actionfromafar 25d agoThe Prius isn't really using a gearbox in the conventional sense either, it's much simpler.