He actually lost that bet in a big way. If you define engine has a motor that drives the wheels and a generator as a motor that charges the battery, he still would have lost.
For the Chevy Volt, at highway speeds, above 60mph I believe, the engine (generator) drives the wheels and not charges the battery. Its more efficient that way so that's how the Volt rolls. So the argument that its only serves as a generator is actually incorrect.
For the Chevy Volt, at highway speeds, above 60mph I believe, the engine (generator) drives the wheels and not charges the battery. Its more efficient that way so that's how the Volt rolls. So the argument that its only serves as a generator is actually incorrect.
I talked to a guy who owned a Volt recently who swore up and down that his car DID NOT have a gasoline engine. Some of us standing there knew better and offered a small wager to settle the question. He was so confidant that he upped the small wager to a large bet! LOL lucky for him we didn't make him pay! When we asked about what happened to the stuff in the gas tank he said "well, yeah it has a gas tank but no engine, nothing with pistons or anything like that!" So we opened his hood and showed him his oil dip stick, and something else (plug wires? can't remember) that only piston powered engines have. Dumbfounded, he said "OK, it has a gas generator, but no engine!" He was a really nice guy so we were trying not to make him look stupid but it was all we could do not to start laughing out loud. He had 2 advanced degrees, both from Ivy League institutions.