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Old 10-12-2010, 12:21 AM   #41
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Originally Posted by syr74 View Post
What DG3 said. Whether you love or hate GM they said that the engine was used to recharge the batteries and that as such the Volt is an EV. The car they are now describing is in fact, under certain circumstances, driven directly by the engine itself and that means that this is not an electric vehicle.

Call a spade a spade. This is a really, really stupid way to get a lot of bad press.
No, the engine never recharges the battery, it simply generates electricity to power the motors.
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