A small gas engine turns a generator to charge the batteries. But that generator can also be another electric motor. ZF has developed an electric range extender that can also power a car's wheels. It ...

Vehicles that combine battery power with internal combustion are seen as stepping stones in an eventual transition to ...

Range extender systems are power-generating systems consisting of an electric motor and inverter that increase electric-vehicle range. How do range extender systems stack up against plug-in hybrid ...

The IM Motors LS6's mid-lifecycle refresh brings new extended range variants sold alongside EV versions. The cheapest extended-range LS6 costs less than $30,000 in China. The new EREV variants have ...

Leapmotor presented its latest innovations and ambitious global expansion strategy at the 2026 Brussels Auto Show, ...

Last October, Tesla announced it was adding a range extender option to the Cybertruck. It was mostly an attempt to finally give its controversial truck the range Elon Musk promised when it launched, ...

During the Volkswagen Group's first-quarter earnings call, the company's CFO, Arno Antlitz, announced that Scout Motors will source EREV combustion engines from Mexico. The range extender system will ...

Xpeng unveils the 2026 P7+ EREV, delivering a class-leading 267-mile pure-electric range, the longest of any range-extender ...

Range extenders or EREVs (extended-range electric vehicles) combine an electric vehicle’s traction battery storage system with a combustion engine and electric generator that recharges the traction ...