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-=> Rob Mccart wrote to KURT WEISKE <=-

 RM> I don't know if all are the same but, as I understand it, a Hybrid
 RM> has just about the same battery capacity as a fully electric car
 RM> but has a small gas engine in the system which doesn't run the car,
 RM> it runs a generator to power the car and charge the main battery
 RM> when power gets low.

 There's different tech out there.

 A hybrid has an electric engine and a gas engine running the
 drivetrain. One or both can move the car, but the electric has limited
 range. Braking and driving under a light load charges the battery.

 Plug-in hybrids have a larger battery, follow the same charging
 options, but you can also plug it in to AC power to charge at home or
 at a charging station. They typically have a small electric range, on
 the order of 10-30 miles. Great for long trips and short in-town
 errands - you run the errands on the latter, long trips on the former.

Battery Electric vehicles are all electric. No gas engine.

Range extender vehicles are battery electric vehicles with a small gas
engine that acts as a generator to charge the battery. I had a BMW i3
that had an electric battery worth 120 miles of electric range and
another 80 miles with the gas engine charging the battery.


 
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