“electric automobile” collection

The “Electrifying” Ride and Design of the 2012 Chevy Volt

When I was a kid, I actually invented hybrid cars. I thought - wouldn't it be cool if when you slowed down, you could send power back to the battery. Of course my idea was essentially based on a perpetual motion machine where there is no friction or energy loss. I didn't quite get the concept of the fact that…