Well I can agree on that. Most Hybrids are just augmented ICE cars. Very few indeed would I class as EVs, and those are the extended range cars called EREVs. Examples would include the BMW i3 REX and the Chevrolet Volt and all its other badged versions from Cadillac, Holden, Vauxhall, Opel. There have been a 2-3 more but they weren’t popular.
The ICE component acts merely as a backup generator when the battery is depleted and the driver doesn’t want to stop to charge it. The engine never drives the roadwheels. EREVs can be run exclusively on battery power.
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I mean a 16 mpg Toyota Tundra is a “hybrid”. So is a 20mpg Jeep Wrangler.
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Well I can agree on that. Most Hybrids are just augmented ICE cars. Very few indeed would I class as EVs, and those are the extended range cars called EREVs. Examples would include the BMW i3 REX and the Chevrolet Volt and all its other badged versions from Cadillac, Holden, Vauxhall, Opel. There have been a 2-3 more but they weren’t popular.
The ICE component acts merely as a backup generator when the battery is depleted and the driver doesn’t want to stop to charge it. The engine never drives the roadwheels. EREVs can be run exclusively on battery power.
I mean a 16 mpg Toyota Tundra is a “hybrid”. So is a 20mpg Jeep Wrangler.