Auto Tech: GM’s Extended Range Electric Vehicles

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by Tideland Prius, Feb 12, 2009.

  1. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    Will the vehicle of your future be an E-REV? GM is betting so, having invested more than a billion dollars in research and development to bring E-REV (Extended Range Electric Vehicle) vehicles to market. The 2011 Chevrolet Volt will be the first GM E-REV and others are sure to follow shortly.

    The E-REV design is different from conventional hybrids. Hybrids use a combination of two power sources in combination to move the vehicle. Some start out using electric propulsion and the gas engine assists; others start out with gas propulsion and add electric assist - but both designs use a combination of the two systems to move the vehicle.

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    #1 Tideland Prius, Feb 12, 2009
  2. spwolf

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    so it is not hybrid anymore, it is extended electric range vehicle :)
     
    #2 spwolf, Feb 12, 2009
  3. bwilson4web

    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    LOL!

    This is the same GM that calls a 'belt assisted' auto-stop vehicle a "mild hybrid." Consider the source.

    Bob Wilson
     
    #3 bwilson4web, Feb 12, 2009
  4. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    Of course not. Psch. A series hybrid? nooooo.. it's an EV! just with more range!
     
    #4 Tideland Prius, Feb 12, 2009
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    I vaguely recall in the special clip sections of WKTEC, they showed GM experimeting with a small gasoline engine to extend the range of an electric car like the EV-1.

    That's all I remember.
     
    #5 cycledrum, Feb 13, 2009
  6. hill

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    If I had a $1,000 for every year GM threatened to go electric, and reduce emissions, I'd be retired a decade ago.

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    But after each new threat, they yell, "PSYCHE ! ! "
    Even so, I hope they follow through this time, for the first time ... how many times can you cry 'wolf' ??
     
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