The Volt can travel up to 50 miles in battery - only mode before
a small gas engine comes into play to power a generator to create electricity to keep the car going 300 more miles.
Normally, the fuel - saving combination of an electric motor and
small gas engine comes with a price premium, but the CT 200h is actually the least expensive Lexus you can buy.
Not exact matches
Then there's the Civic Hybrid, which
comes as a sedan only, and uses a
small gas engine and an electric motor to power the car.
Not that you have efficiency in mind after reading that sentence, but you'll be happy to know that the
engine comes equipped with stop - start technology to spare a
small amount of
gas.
The lightweight
small gas engines that power rototillers, lawnmowers, and weedeaters are handy, as they can drastically cut the time needed for yard maintenance, but they also
come at a price, both financially and environmentally.