The GM Volt electric car is being tested by the US Embassy in Korea, reports the China Post.
To summarise the Volt’s capabilities… it has a 610km (378 mile) stated range… it runs on a dual battery and internal combustion engine system… with the battery alone it has a maximum stated range of 80km (50 miles).
It’s a little hard to see how you would use this – or rather, the “electric” part. The article says you use the petrol engine when the electric cells are depleted. Erm… with a 50 mile stated range – equivalent to less than 30 miles when used by a real driver – you’re going to be using the engine a heck of a lot of the time.
Some things just cannot be bigged up, and electric cars are one of them.
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