In discussions about electric cars there always seem to be two arguments that end up head-to-head:
1. That average or mode of distance traveled per day is less than X miles. (60 or something, a distance many electric car designs have no problem achieving)
2. That people won't accept a car that can't do long-distance trips.
The Volt/serial hybrid (which Volt actually isn't) design responds to both of these arguments. If we transitioned all cars on the road to this, the average drive wouldn't consume any gasoline at all but people could still take their infrequent longer road trips.
1. That average or mode of distance traveled per day is less than X miles. (60 or something, a distance many electric car designs have no problem achieving) 2. That people won't accept a car that can't do long-distance trips.
The Volt/serial hybrid (which Volt actually isn't) design responds to both of these arguments. If we transitioned all cars on the road to this, the average drive wouldn't consume any gasoline at all but people could still take their infrequent longer road trips.
That's the premise I've seen at least.