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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.

KW> There's different tech out there.

KW> 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.

KW> 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.

10 to 30 miles certainly limits those to light city use.
I assume this one also has a gas engine, which would be a good thing.

KW>Battery Electric vehicles are all electric. No gas engine.

KW>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.

Thanks for clearing that up. I'd heard about the gas engine powering
a generator rather than the drivetrain and assumed that setup was a
lot more common than it appears it is.

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