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Extended-Range EVs Are The Next Big Thing. Will Drivers Plug Them In? (insideevs.com)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Extended-range EV, also known as a series-hybrid.

Why are automakers doing this? Because the EREV setup allows them to essentially build EVs on EV platforms, shove in a gas engine to boost their range—and then, perhaps over time, do away with the gas engine entirely

Again, didn't series-hybrids already do that? I have no idea why they're re-branding something that already exists.

[–] SacralPlexus 3 points 2 months ago

Maybe the term “extended range EV” tests better with consumers than “series-hybrid?”

I highly suspect this is part of it. I own an EV and was unfamiliar with the term series-hybrid. But if I was shopping for a car and saw “extended-range EV” well that would certainly catch my attention.