His new Chevy Volt did, indeed, have a gasoline-fueled ICE sending power to the battery and, at times, even to the road, by driving the wheels at highway speeds (where the higher rpm efficiencies of the ICE motor starts to overtake the low rpm torque benefits of electric motors).
Where to begin!? I tried to explain to Harry that he had bought a hybrid.
“You never need to do any maintenance,” he followed, emphatically, “because it’s electric, so it has no moving parts!” “It never needs oil changes,” he said, excitedly. It was a fantastic moment, sure, but what stuck with me most about that conversation - and what I find myself thinking about a decade later - was how utterly and completely clueless Harry was about his new Volt. It was a cool, early spring evening under a Midwestern Ohio sky, and the car looked beautiful in that “golden hour” light. It wasn’t for an interview or an article, it was just me and this old dude, Harry, vibing over his brand-new, fresh-off-the-lot hybrid in the Bob Evans parking lot. I remember the first time I had a chance to talk a Chevy Volt owner, way back in 2011. We’ll get to that in a bit, but first, I want to talk to you about the first-generation Chevy Volt and how it “inspired” this question. Yes, even though it doesn’t have an engine, and yes, even though it may not have a transmission. Let’s get this out of the way up front: yes, your electric car needs maintenance.
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