The onboard battery in a conventional hybrid
is charged when the IC engine is powering the Drivetrain.
Finally, rumors indicate the 3 lineup will be expanded with a fuel-sipping model tentatively called 328e that
will be powered by a gasoline-electric hybrid Drivetrain.
It's $200 less, because it has a 7-speed Drivetrain for $1,000-
but I think it's wise to spend a little more on the 7-speed Propella 3.0.
Cars will always need steel, glass, an interior, a Drivetrain and some form of human interface(even if
that interface is little more than a wireless connection to your smartphone).
In serieshybrids, only the electric motor drives the Drivetrain, and a smaller ICE(also called rangeextender)
works as a generator to power the electric motor or to recharge the batteries.
BEV such as the Nissan Leaf or Tesla Model S, which have no internal combustion engine or fuel tank,
run on a fully electric Drivetrain powered by rechargeable batteries.
And with this, we have seen an
increase in the number of smart bikes or e-bikes which come with assistive Drivetrain to help you keep going without getting exhausted.
BEVs such as the Nissan Leaf or Tesla Model S, which have no internal combustion engine or fuel tank,
and run on a fully electric Drivetrain powered by rechargeable batteries.
In series hybrids, only the electric motor drives the Drivetrain, and a smaller ICE(also called range extender)
works as a generator to power the electric motor or to recharge the batteries.
The Jeep Grand Compass, as it is touted to be called,
will get a proper 4x4 Drivetrain and will be based on the all-new Compass
that is in the works for 2020.
Battery electric vehicle or BEVs such as the Nissan Leaf or Tesla Model S, which have no internal combustion engine or fuel tank,
and run on a fully electric Drivetrain powered by rechargeable batteries.
The portion of the costs of the Drivetrain of EVs- the system in a motor vehicle which connects
the transmission to the drive axles- in comparison to the cost of the entire vehicle is four percentage points lower when compared to ICE vehicles.
According to Autocar UK,
the Rocketman EV will share a basic platform and electric Drivetrain components with the Great Wall-built Ora R1 electric car,
which is notable for being one of the cheapest real(as in not a low-speed neighborhood EV thing) electric car sold, coming in at about $8,680.
Similar to the Drivetrain model used in the upcoming Chevy Volt,
the 2009 Peugeot RC concept promises the ability to run solely off electric power for extended periods, with a hybrid electric powertrain filling in the gaps when extra range is needed The Peugeot RC HYmotion4 includes a 70 kW electric motor at the front wheels.