>The Volt engine does not charge the batteries. GM did take some flack that the engine can be coupled to the trans at high speeds, making it not truly an "electric" car. But then again, did you expect Government Motors to tell the truth? The Volt is a tax money wasting experiment that would not have seen the light of day had the Government not seized control of GM.
"The Volt is a series vehicle meaning only the electric motor powers the car at all times, the gas engine is just a generator for making electricity once the battery is depleted. A little like the Prius, the engine does help spin the wheels after the battery is depleted. GM engineers chose to do this because it improved efficiency by 10 to 15 percent."
Yes, it's true the Volt would never have gone into production without the GM bailout, for the obvious reason that General Motors would no longer exist to produce the Volt or any other car. Given that the E-Flex platform was in development the better part of a decade before the GM bankruptcy, it is a bad assumption to think the Volt was a government mandate.
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