I don't know if this was already posted but:
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Originally Posted by MotorTrend
The surprising news is that, after you deplete the 16-kW-hr battery and the engine switches on, a clutch connects the engine and generator to the planetary transmission so the engine can help turn the wheels directly above 70 mph. This improves performance and boosts high-speed efficiency by 10-15 percent.
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How is this at all bad or misleading to the point that it has received so much press attention??? I hate to say it, but raising a stink about such a case reminds me of a political ad. I mean the press was so tilted one way to make it sound like Chevrolet is full of crap and the Volt is crap, that you almost believe it. But really, when the battery is depleted, and the car goes over 70mph, the gas motor propels the wheels? Really? The world is ending!!!