Soon there will be “plug-in” hybrids, which can be recharged from the mains and call on a petrol-powered generator when needed.

很快就会出现“即插即用式”混合动力，可以通过电源充电，需要时也可以启用燃油动力发电机；

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The Volt, for example, has an additional petrol-powered generator to run the car when the battery's 65km (40 mile) range has been exceeded.

例如，雪佛兰伏特在耗尽电池提供的65公里(40英里)行驶里程后仍然拥有一个后备的燃油动力发动机(以提供动力)。

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The Volt, for example, has an additional petrol-powered generator to run the car when the battery’s 65km (40 mile) range has been exceeded.

例如，Volt配备了额外的汽油引擎，以备在超过电池可驱动的65公里（40英里）里程时，用来为汽车提供动力。

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made in Japan. He found it on the Internet and connected it to a bicycle-powered generator.

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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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Five years ago, dairy farmer Darryl Vander Haak flipped the switch on the first electric generator in Washington State powered by manure.

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Only a gas-powered generator on the roof of the aquarium's hospital continued working.

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But the vehicle has a small gasoline-powered generator on board that can charge the battery on the fly when it gets low.

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