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Originally Posted by DGthe3
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.
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The volt has two "EV" things that the prius does not:
1) It can be plugged in to recharge.
2) It can drive over 40 miles without using the gasoline engine.
In fact, I say that since my daily commute is less than 30 miles, I could drain all the gas out of it and run it as a "pure EV", which is something a prius cannot do.
Just because it does some things in common with the Prius does not relegate it to being in the same classification as the prius.