On 23/12/2011 14:47, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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Doctor wrote:
You are missing the whole point. It is not a plug in hybrid in the
previous sense.
The engine is not mechanically connected to the drive train. It's
like an electric car but you carry round a petrol generator to charge
the battery when required. Engine runs at constant speed.

Using a highly taxed fuel to generate electricity? Very logical.

I've wondered about this. If you have an electric vehicle and charge it
at home using a generator, then you can use untaxed fuel. Should this
not be the case even if the vehicle carries its own generator - possibly
requiring two batteries, one in use and one charging, so that the
vehicle in never being driven by the engine. If this is not the case,
then shouldn't electric vehicles be taxed for the fuel used in power
stations to charge them?

SteveW