EREV or Extended Range Electric Vehicle explained

03 December 2022
EREVs are gaining popularity in China really fast and it is likely they will become available in other countries soon as well - but what are they? Are they a good alternative to electric cars?

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  • Hal

Why aren't the the combustion generators using hydrogen?

  • Anonymous

Anonymous, 02 Aug 2023You also forgot the wonderful concept which was the hammerhead I eagle trustJames May is going to get a huge pay day... assuming the Chinese courts understand intellectual property...

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Anonymous, 02 Aug 2023You also forgot the wonderful concept which was the hammerhead I eagle trustaka geoff

  • Anonymous

JamesDond, 12 Apr 2023A few points, because of the over 20 tons of CO2 emitted just making a typical EV battery acco... moreThe author was wrong. BYD does not have EREV vehicles. All cars of this brand transmit torque from the internal combustion engine to the wheels through a transmission, that is, plug-in hybrids PHEV.

  • Anonymous

You also forgot the wonderful concept which was the hammerhead I eagle trust

  • SD870

800cc or even 1.0-liter turbo may give better milage. 1.5 is too much hungry.

A few points, because of the over 20 tons of CO2 emitted just making a typical EV battery according to a government study, and the enormous CO2 released by the world's electric grid which power virtually all EVs there are prototype REEV or EREVs that produce about 1/3 the CO2/km as the most efficient BEV. One is the Obrist seem at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmLG2B0Sy00 the other is Kamtech RE at https://www.kamtech-sa.com/ Both systems get around 50 km/liter of gasoline. They are lighter, stop faster, can co-generate making the cabin warm with waste heat, do not need charging stations, and eliminate range anxiety. They do not represent a stop-gap technology unless you favor giving more billions to the richest people in the world and don't care about CO2 emissions.

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