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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

E-Flex is technically a hybrid with two power units, but unlike the ToyotaPrius, Honda Insight and various Lexus models, the engine in the Volt doesnot drive the wheels, it simply acts as an emergency generator to rechargethe batteries. So the car uses an electrical store to power the drive motor. Mike, Epworth, UK Ok.