They did. It was called the Chevy Volt. While there was a direct connection between the gas engine (not a Honda) and the drive train, I believe most of the power came from the electric motor, which is being powered by a generator, connected to the gas engine, that recharges the battery. The drive train did evolve during the Volt's production run.
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Originally Posted by bobnyce
I never could figure out why no one builds an electric car with a super quiet, constantly charging Honda generator motor to feed the batteries. If you started with a full charge and ran the generator all the time it has to significantly charge a car battery. Certainly a generator can run for hours on a small amount of gas and many can provide juice for an entire house so why can't they charge a car battery or at least provide super extended mileage on electric?
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