extended range

A range extender is a fuel-based auxiliary power unit (APU) that extends the range of a battery electric vehicle by driving an electric generator that charges the vehicle's battery. This arrangement is known as a series hybrid drivetrain. The most commonly used range extenders are internal combustion engines, but fuel-cells or other engine types can be used.Range extender vehicles are also referred to as extended-range electric vehicles (EREV), range-extended electric vehicles (REEV), and range-extended battery-electric vehicle (BEVx) by the California Air Resources Board (CARB).Many range extender vehicles, including the Chevrolet Volt and the BMW i3, are able to charge their batteries from the grid as well as from the range extender, and therefore are a type of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV).

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  1. lfc958

    Extended Range Trophy

    Anyone else ordered the Trophy ER (77KW) ? It will soon be a His and Hers Red Trophy household. His = ER, Hers = LR. Wa tempted to go for XPower being same price, but personally could not get past it only having the 64KW battery and a most likely real work range of around 210 miles or 21...
  2. Monty

    New Extended Range & Sport model

    I test drove the MG4 SE demonstrator yesterday which was quick to say the least ! Loved the car but I want either the Extended range or the Sports twin motor version (depending on pricing) which they are not taking orders for yet. The Dealer said they should know more in May. Anybody heard...

  3. Extended Range (77kWh) version?

    Has anyone seen any believable rumours or hints as to the likely timescale for the appearance of this model? I'm speculating this time next year, with the dual motor 64kWh version first.
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  4. Ian MG5

    MG5 OWNERS EXTENDED RANGE WITH BLANK SWITCH

    I was up last night so I downloaded the mg5 owners manual and there is an amendment to the third unmarked switch next to the kers switch It says “ if the switch is pushed it will give battery state but if held down for 10 seconds it will release an extra 10% of battery “ Can’t wait to try this...
  5. D

    Anyone noticed now getting extended range?

    Having charged the MG5 to 100% last night I noticed this morning that the range was now showing as 247miles. I guess this is because of warmer weather helping extend battery life. A month ago I could only get max range of 203 miles on a fully charged battery. David
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