If the car needs more range, a gas engine kicks in to power a generator that creates additional electricity for the electric motor.

如果汽车需要更多的里程，燃气发动机就投入使用，产生额外的电能来驱动电机。

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To most people a gas turbine engine is the huge cylinder bolted beneath the wing of a commercial airliner, although they are also widely used in stationary power plants.

对大多数人来说，燃气轮机是一个巨大的圆柱体型的东西，安装在商用飞机上，其实它们也被广泛应用在固定的发电设备中。

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That's one reason why gas turbines work so well in aircraft; other than taxing, landing, or taking off, the engine runs at high pressure, high power and high temperature.

燃气轮机在航空作业中处于高温高压和高能的状态下，其性能远远优异于滑行，着陆和起飞阶段。

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Then,the car automatically switches to a gas-powered engine, acting as a generator that can power through 483 more kilometers.

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Because peak power arrives at different rpm for the gas engine and the electric traction motor, peak system horsepower nets out to be an even 200 hp at 5, 600 rpm, which is the rated redline.

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The difference between turbocharging and supercharging is simple: a turbocharger boosts engine air pressure by using exhaust gas to power a turbine that pushes more air into the combustion chamber.

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