10-12-2010, 02:50 AM
Spock's link makes a lot more sense than the jalopnik article. The important point is whether or not the Volt will be a useful vehicle. It sure sounds like it is. I perfectly understand why they would want to have a mechanical connection between the engine and wheels. The conversion losses from running it as a generator alone must be huge, and that concept never made any sense to me. Now things are clearer.