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The Chevrolet Volt

Do you believe the Chevy Volt is an important development in the auto industry?


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The volt may be a ****ty implementation

You sure? I think the Volt is superior. Combusting oil to run a car conventionally is highly inefficent. But combusting oil to produce electricity is more efficent. The total amount of energy lost to heat is lower via using oil to produce electricity then to run a conventional car.
 
You sure? I think the Volt is superior. Combusting oil to run a car conventionally is highly inefficent. But combusting oil to produce electricity is more efficent. The total amount of energy lost to heat is lower via using oil to produce electricity then to run a conventional car.

It is very dissappointing to hear that at higher speeds the gasoline engine directly powers the car rather then the generator though
 
Oh seriously? I thought the whole thing was electric. That if you removed the electric motor, the car can't run.

The gas ingine is a small one that primarily chargesd the battery when it gets low, keeping it at about 40%. At speeds over 70 MPH, it also 'assists' with the drive train.
 
Oh seriously? I thought the whole thing was electric. That if you removed the electric motor, the car can't run.

So did I up untill a week or so ago, one person posted that the engine does directly assist in propulsion rather then just power the generator. I looked it up and it is true
 
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