In the next section, we'll detail the benefits of plug-in hybrid cars and take a sneak peak at pure plug-in concepts from Chevrolet and Ford. Saturn has suggested distances as great 40 miles, and as low as 20 GM estimates that the Volt Concept could travel an average of 40 miles per charge.
As such, the distance a plug-in hybrid will travel in pure-electric mode will be relatively modest. To keep vehicle weight inline with a conventional hybrid, plug-in hybrids would have little or no additional battery capacity. The Chevrolet Volt Concept is designed to use only its electric motor, using gasoline only to aid in battery recharging, not driving. In the case of the Vue, once the initial charge is depleted, it would operate just as conventional hybrid does, using the gas engine. While operating on the additional plug-in charge, a plug-in hybrid more-or-less works the opposite of a conventional hybrid, with the electric motor acting as the primary power source, and the gasoline engine providing supplemental motivation.
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