Extended Range Gas-Electric Juice 
The Truth About Cars
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
The Blue Oval will look to extended-range EVs (EREVs) as a way to electrify future SUVs and pickups, including the Super Duty brand. Though they wont come until 2027, Fords move toward EREVs may help it reach profitability with its electric Model e division. have jumped all over the map in recent times.
Cars That Think
JANUARY 6, 2025
What they got wrong was assuming that all of those vehicles would run on battery power alone, with gasoline-electric hybrid technology bound for the technological scrap heap. The Ramcharger is whats known as an extended-range electric vehicle, or EREV. Automakers got one thing right: Electrified cars are the future.
The Truth About Cars
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
The Ramcharger uses two electric-drive modules (EDMs), one at each axle, to get power to the ground. The front electric-drive module -- yes we know this sounds like a fancy way of saying "electric motor" -- makes 250 kilowatts and the rear 238. A 92-kilowatt-hour battery and a 130-kilowatt generator combine to bring the juice.
Cars That Think
MARCH 18, 2022
Starting this year, thousands of battery-powered electric drive Volkswagen vehicles capable of both loading and offloading current—bidirectional charging, as industry calls it—have been rolling off production lines in eastern Germany. The ratio of marketing and expectations to intake of real-world information is still steep.
Revenge of the Electric Car
OCTOBER 23, 2008
Ron Freund, president of the Electric Auto Assoc., Electric vehicle batteries will be subject to far more heat, cold, moisture, vibration and rough treatment than are the batteries in consumer electronics. that got the nod. I’m sure the stocks of all three will be volatile for a while.
Clean Fleet Report
JANUARY 4, 2023
Tips for Electric Cars To Navigate the Cold Stuff. Electric vehicles are becoming increasingly popular, but they can pose some challenges in the winter. Keep an Emergency Kit in your Electric Vehicle. Electric vehicles offer many benefits: they reduce our dependence on oil, eliminate tailpipe emissions and help to save money.
The Truth About Cars
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
Ram is touting the new Ramcharger truck , which is an extended-range electric, or E-REV. Extended-range electrics promise a long range because an onboard gasoline-powered generator can kick on to recharge the electric motor. Yet we haven't seen many on the market.
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