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3rd sentence: It is a fully electric car with the security blanket of a gas-powered generator to charge the battery . So not your average hybrid whos gas-powered motor directly drives the wheels.
You are describing what the Volt was doing back in 2011
ITT: a disappointing number of low-effort drive-by comments responding to the headline alone.
It's 1) the WSJ and 2) a really dubious headline I don't find it surprising or disappointing that ppl aren't bothering to go read the article because of the two factors in conjunction above
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I rest my case as well. You should have kept your case to first generation.
Is this malicious? It's right there, first sentence "I drove an i3 rex, first generation"
"New"? Like hybrids haven't been around forever?
It's new in that it's not really a hybrid. It isn't meant to take over when you run out of battery. It's meant as an emergency recharge for the battery to get you to the next charging station. Hybrids can just run on gas and not have to worry about the distance to the next charging station.
https://www.carsuk.net/audi-a1-e-tron-wankel-range-extender-...
For people thinking that pure ev + backup generator is more reliable than PHEV, i recommend this video : Nobody understands the point of hybrid cars from Technology Connections It explains why PHEV is actually a very clever idea and now it simplifies things not complicates them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnUFH5GX_fI
I enjoy that guy, but I've found he is wrong about what he talks about in several situations. This is probably one of them, but we'll see once the EREVs are tested. His argument here is basically, "The Volt wasn't fuel efficient so EREVs can't be". Ignoring all the has been learned about EVs since then. Plus he ignores that PHEVs and Hybrids are more complex than an EREV because they need complex transmissions and ot…
BMW i3 REx with range extending petrol engine was released in 2014.
They're lovely little city bugs and just a pleasant place to be inside.
Stellantis is still producing 400V EVs with below-average efficiency. Their cars display estimated range based on their marketing number rather than real battery condition and driving history, so the range drops by 1.6 miles for every mile driven. A lot of range anxiety would go away if their EV tech wasn't crap.
Interestingly, brands like Mercedes do the opposite - a recent test by What Car? indicated that the real (UK) highway range of the GLC 400 4Matic Electric is just 1.4% lower than its WLTP rating - 390 miles vs 394. I don't know about anyone else, but I always needed a short break after 450km or so. Those 390 miles are more than I would ever use without stopping to charge.