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   RM> I don't know if all are the same but, as I understand it, a Hybrid   
   RM> has just about the same battery capacity as a fully electric car   
   RM> but has a small gas engine in the system which doesn't run the car,   
   RM> it runs a generator to power the car and charge the main battery   
   RM> when power gets low.   
      
   KW> There's different tech out there.   
      
   KW> A hybrid has an electric engine and a gas engine running the   
     > drivetrain. One or both can move the car, but the electric has limited   
     > range. Braking and driving under a light load charges the battery.   
      
   KW> Plug-in hybrids have a larger battery, follow the same charging   
     > options, but you can also plug it in to AC power to charge at home or   
     > at a charging station. They typically have a small electric range, on   
     > the order of 10-30 miles. Great for long trips and short in-town   
     > errands - you run the errands on the latter, long trips on the former.   
      
   10 to 30 miles certainly limits those to light city use.   
   I assume this one also has a gas engine, which would be a good thing.   
      
   KW>Battery Electric vehicles are all electric. No gas engine.   
      
   KW>Range extender vehicles are battery electric vehicles with a small gas   
     >engine that acts as a generator to charge the battery. I had a BMW i3   
     >that had an electric battery worth 120 miles of electric range and   
     >another 80 miles with the gas engine charging the battery.   
      
   Thanks for clearing that up. I'd heard about the gas engine powering   
   a generator rather than the drivetrain and assumed that setup was a   
   lot more common than it appears it is.   
      
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