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   -=> Rob Mccart wrote to KURT WEISKE <=-   
      
    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.   
      
    RM> 10 to 30 miles certainly limits those to light city use.   
    RM> I assume this one also has a gas engine, which would be a good thing.   
      
    Yes. I had a plug-in Prius. I'd charge it at home on a 110 volt plug   
    and be able to go to the store on electric, pick up kids from school,   
    and so forth. When the charge drops, you're essentially driving a   
    regular hybrid car.   
      
    Drive down a big hill and you'd get a couple of miles of "free"   
    electric range.   
      
    KW>Battery Electric vehicles are all electric. No gas engine.   
      
    RM> Thanks for clearing that up. I'd heard about the gas engine powering   
    RM> a generator rather than the drivetrain and assumed that setup was a   
    RM> lot more common than it appears it is.   
      
    The only two I know of are the Chevy Volt and the BMW i3.   
      
   Another interesting design is the Volvo VC90, a full-sized SUV. It   
   started out as an AWD gas car. They took out the rear differential,   
   replaced it with an electric motor, and put the batteries in the   
   driveshaft hump. The gas engine drives the front wheels, the electric   
   drives the rear.   
      
   You can drive all electric, blended, or all gas. I wonder how they   
   handle the change in handling going from rear to front wheel drive?   
      
      
      
      
      
       
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