A recent tear down of the Chevrolet Volt reveals the surprising complexity of this extended range electric vehicle. UBM Tech Insights took apart the car’s battery and charging system to identify the components of each, and it’s making at least some of its results, including photos, available for free here.

It’s been clear for a long time that the Volt is a complicated car. GM prefers to call it “advanced.” To a skeptic, all that complexity means there’s are more ways for something to go wrong. 

The Volt is an electric vehicle in the sense that it’s powered by an electric motor almost all the time. But it also has a gas-powered engine for extending the car’s range.
via technology review

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