He also hopes for a small gasoline engine and a larger electric motor.

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That same car with a conventional small gasoline engine would probably get 15 kilometers per liter and use 1, 100 liters.

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It runs on battery power for about 40 miles, after which a small gasoline engine kicks in to power an electric motor that extends the EV range for up to 300 miles.

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Details about how the car gets 282 mpg are sketchy, but it sounds like it will be electrified in some fashion, and will have a small gasoline engine (hence the 1.0-litre nickname).

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Fisker, electric with a small gasoline-engine generator, had effectively addressed only a sliver of the potential market for his magnificent car.

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