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Automakers Are Hot for Extended-Range EVs. They Hope Buyers Like Them Too

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EREV is an extended-range electric vehicle, a kind of hybrid electric vehicle.

EREVs are similar to PHEVs in that they’re a sort of halfway point between gas- and battery-powered cars.

Scout Motors announced its initial lineup this month , an electric truck called the Terra and an SUV called the Traveler , due in 2027 .

EREVs are showing up on heavy vehicles like trucks and SUVs because those need more battery power to move.

The Chinese automaker Li Auto was a global outlier in 2019 when it unveiled its first model, the Li One, a range-extended SUV.

Some researchers are less convinced by automakers’ “bridge technology” arguments but say EREV might be helpful anyway.