Quote:
Originally Posted by DGthe3
For the record, I never considered it an EV. I always thought it to be a hybrid. And I believe that it is a superior hybrid system than what any other car uses. But there was some room for debate, since it could be argued that if it was always going to be driven electrically no matter what, then its an EV. But now? If the gas engine is designed to be able to directly assist in driving the car, there is no way it can be called an EV.
|
I'm waiting for the "pure" electric proponents, which would seem to be the Leaf camp, to be stranded on the side of the road after realizing that electric engines at this time simply can't provide adequate efficiency and performance in this price range.
In the Leaf vs. Volt, you're choosing between two EVs: one that is thoroughly pure, in the sense that gasoline doesn't assist in the driving operation of vehicle, and one that is an EV with a hybrid safeguard.