But, it's possible. Chevy's Volt will use its internal combustion engine to charge its battery.

GM marketed the Volt as an extended-range electric vehicle (EREV). It ran on battery power and used the gasoline engine as a generator, similar to the technology proposed for the Ram 1500 ...

2018 Chevrolet Bolt at a charging station The Volt’s unique advantages faded as time passed. Every year electric vehicle charging infrastructure grew and lithium-ion battery cost dropped.

facility (roughly the size of GM’s display at the Detroit Auto Show) will be built in Michigan in 2009 with output of the battery packs in 2010. The lithium-ion battery cells for the Volt will ...