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decline: Hmm, you raise a good point. But either way, the Volt is too expensive for what little it delivers.

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Oct 21 '10, 11:37

I can't pay that much for a 2nd vehicle that my family can't utilize.

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Once the gas engine kicks in, isn't it recharging the battery? -- nm - bloody mara Oct 21, 11:38 6
- I didn't read the review yet, but not all hybrids work that way. Toyota's hybrids do, but I think many others do not. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 21, 11:39 4
  - Toyota's hybrids "recharge" the battery from the friction of the brakes as well. -- nm - BloodyAxeSean Oct 21, 11:52
  - Several hybrids are only hybrid in name only; their fuel savings are achieved by automatically turning the engine off while idling. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 21, 11:40
  - "Once the battery gets drawn down to 35 percent of its capacity, the Volt's gasoline engine fires up, spinning a generator to produce more electricity -- nm - bloody mara Oct 21, 11:40 1
    - that sounds similar to how a toyota works, but the article that decline linked takes a different approach in describing it, i think -- nm - Beryllium Oct 21, 11:41
- apparently it simply complements the drivetrain, versus the way it behaves in the Prius (charging the battery, synergy mode) - Beryllium Oct 21, 11:39

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