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What Is An EREV? Automakers Put Gas Engines Back In EVs

Original: What Is An EREV? Why Automakers Are Putting Gas Engines Back In EVs

Automakers are increasingly embracing extended-range electric vehicles (EREVs), which pair a battery-electric drivetrain with a small gasoline engine that acts solely as a generator. The approach promises EV driving with far less range anxiety and smaller, cheaper batteries. Coverage explains how the technology works and why manufacturers are turning to it as a practical middle ground between pure EVs and traditional hybrids.

Why now: Growing interest in range-extended EVs as a pragmatic alternative to pure battery-electric cars

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