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[Dormant] Electric Vehicles
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The "range extender" version isn't an ev, it's a hybrid.
It's not a hybrid, it's an EREV. There is a small gasoline generator that can recharge the batteries while driving to extend the range. This is very different from a hybrid which has a gasoline engine that drives the drivetrain, and electric motors to drive the vehicle under low acceleration and for relatively short distances.
Is it wholly isolated or can it in fact power acceleration in certain cases like other famous examples often have? Chevy Volt, etc.
The gas engine is not attached to the drivetrain but a generator. It's effectively an electric car with a generator in the trunk.
It's not a bad thing necessarily. Gas engine can be highly efficient when working this way.