> Just as it bothers me to no end each time I see the Chevy Volt
> referred to as an 'extended range EV' while the plug-in Prius
> remains (correctly!) classified as a hybrid...

Sorry for your bother... But there is a huge difference and the name
differentiation is good.  Since the Chevy Volt has the longest EV range of
every one of the 15 plug-in hybrids now on the market it diserves a very
definite distinctive nomenclature.

All the other plug-in hybrids are basically hybrids with a slightly bigger
battery and on the order of only a single local errand for EV mileage.
The Volt on the other hand is a 60 mile daily commuter EV to-and-from
which is as much as triple all the other ones and carries along a gas
engine if needed to extend the range on a day when a long trip comes up
that is unscheduled.

Big difference.  And so the names fit quite well.

Bob, Wb4APR
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