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Originally Posted by Captain Awesome
I think your have it wrong. The Volt is an EV that can run in "hybrid mode".
When DVD players came out that could also play a CD, we didn't call them "CD Players", we called them "DVD Players". Same thing here. It's an EV that also can do what a hybrid can do.
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I often see optical drives labelled by what all they can do. DVD/CD+RW for example.
Think of things in broad terms. By definition, a gas-electric hybrid uses both a gas engine and an electric motor to drive the car. In most hybrid systems, the electric motor is always doing at least some work to propel the car, with the remainder made up by the gas engine. Now, many strong hybrids on the market, like the Prius, have the ability to drive solely with electricity for a certain range. Does that make them EV's? Of course not. They're still hybrids. Granted, the Volt has a broader battery powered operating range (in speed and distance) than any other hybrid. But it is still limited, GM has merely set those limits so that the average driver won't encounter them too often. But to say that the Volt isn't a hybrid is akin to saying that since you aren't likely to ever drive the Camaro 155 mph, its not a 155 mph car, which is crazy. A car is what it is, not what you choose to do with it.