Why couldn't Chevy make the
Why couldn't Chevy make the volt with an increasingly smaller combustion engine? Go to a 1.0 and then create an engine, perhaps even a high rpm two cycle engine, that can serve as a more efficient generator for an electric motor than a standard car motor. In cold weather, miles fly off my volt or any electric vehicle like hot cakes, so I have to "prime" my volt's electric motor on cold mornings for 3-5 miles to make the electric motor work effectively. I think a high rpm, gas generator would be more efficient in the voltec concept. Further, most hybrids can disconnect the electric mode when drained, whereas, the volt is constantly trying to recharge the electric motor which is extremely inefficient. A small high powered, high rpm gas generator would work well in cold climates. How can someone in Minnesota or Norway possibly own an e vehicle with a quirky temperature sensitive e engine which really only works efficiently in 55 plus Fahrenheit weather?