>Which is of course why hybrids are such a good solution: run a gas
engine to charge (smaller, cheaper, lighter) batteries. The "supercar"
My gas/electric Prius also recharges the electric battery using excess heat from the braking. The web site says this is "simple" to do. Easy for them to say!
It's a great car, well-designed and well-engineered, zero problems. 11.9 gallons will take me 500 miles in L.A. city driving.