Extended Range Electric Vehicle Archives – The Green Optimistic

Chevy Volt-based Crossover, Chevy Crossvolt, Coming to NAIAS 2015?

Benji Jerew — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 15:25:28 +0000

A few years ago, General Motors filed to protect the name “Chevy Crossvolt,” designated for a crossover sport utility vehicle based on the Chevy Volt extended-range electric vehicle (EREV). In 2010, General Motors unveiled a crossover EREV concept, the Chevy Volt MPV5. Later, in 2011, the company filed to protect the name “Crossvolt,” which seemed […]

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Cadillac ELR Early Adopters in Canada to Get Free Home Charging Station

Benji Jerew — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 18:06:37 +0000

Mention buying an electric vehicle, or even an extended-range electric vehicle, such as the Cadillac ELR, and there are some other considerations, such as, “How far can you go?” and “Where will you charge?” For those familiar with the convenience of the Chevy Volt and her decidedly upscale cousin, the 2014 Cadillac ELR, the answer the […]

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Chevy Volt Owners Rack Up Half a Billion Pure Electric Miles

Benji Jerew — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 15:27:23 +0000

The Chevy Volt could be one of the best stepping-stone models between hybrid and electric vehicles (EV), and the miles prove it. While hybrid electric vehicles offer the best fuel economy in a non-plug-in vehicle, they do have the limitation that they cannot run in pure electric mode for more than a couple miles. To […]

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Chevy Volt V2.0 Gets a Hefty Funding Boost from General Motors

Benji Jerew — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 17:44:56 +0000

The Chevy Volt extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) is one of those great stepping-stone vehicles between conventional and electric. Soon, it will be even more capable. Currently, the Chevy Volt has a measly 37-mile electric vehicle (EV) range, but that doesn’t give drivers range-jitters, because of the small gasoline-powered internal combustion engine (ICE) generator. In driving, […]

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Chevy Volt Ad Playing Rough with Pure Electric Vehicles

Benji Jerew — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 16:11:38 +0000

Do automakers run attack ads? See for yourself as the Chevy Volt leaves pure electric vehicles to die in the desert! Whoa! Did you read that correctly? At least, that’s my impression on seeing a recent ad, featuring a Chevy Volt extended-range electric vehicle (EREV), cruising through the desert. Concerned, the kid asks his dad […]

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BMW i3 Range-Extender “Not For Regular Use”?

Benji Jerew — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 12:20:38 +0000

With all the great ideas that go into a BMW, such as those that make up the new BMW i3, one little piece of bad idea seems to have made it into the mix. For now, we know the BMW i3 to be an extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) with a battery range of 80 to […]

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French Postal Service Testing Hydrogen Fuel Cell Range Extenders

Benji Jerew — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 15:52:10 +0000

The postal service in France, La Poste, will be testing hydrogen fuel cell range extenders in their fleet of electric vehicles. Making the switch from its current diesel-powered fleet of mail delivery vehicles, to electric vehicles, has only been a partial success for La Poste, the French postal service. The new electric vehicles, a fleet […]

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Rotary Engine Resurrected in Mazda2 Extended-Range Electric Vehicle Concept

Benji Jerew — Thu, 28 Nov 2013 19:45:25 +0000

When it comes to fuel economy, smaller vehicles, such as the Mazda2, take high honors, usually sacrificing performance. Electric vehicles, on the other hand, can do both fuel economy and performance without skipping a beat. Then, of course, the question comes up, what if you combined a small conventional vehicle body and an electric vehicle […]

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Why the BMW i3 Extended-Range Electric Vehicle’s Tiny Fuel Tank?

Benji Jerew — Tue, 29 Oct 2013 15:32:27 +0000

The BMW i3 is an extended-range electric vehicle [EREV], which is basically an electric vehicle [EV] with an onboard backup generator, but just a little one. For some people, who aren’t fully on board with the limitations of electric vehicles, such as the Nissan Leaf, with a range of about 75 miles, an EREV could […]

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VL Destino: The Fisker-Karma-Inspired Car Backed by Bob Lutz

Benji Jerew — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 18:40:24 +0000

Except for its toothy grin, the Fisker Karma is one of the sexier vehicles out there. Its extended-range electric vehicle [EREV] drivetrain makes it even better. With all the problems that Fisker Automotive has been suffering of late, it came as good news that Chinese billionaire Richard Li bought out the Department of Energy [DOE] […]

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Chevy Volt, The Electric Vehicle Everyone Can Own

Benji Jerew — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 15:31:53 +0000

Since the original dispute between Ford Model A owners and traditional horse-and-carriage drivers, no automobile technology has been so polarizing as the electric vehicle. Could the Chevy Volt be the ambassador to the conventional crowd? Some people look at the Chevy Volt and see a $34K electric vehicle with a measly 38-mile range. After all, […]

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Teva Motors: Young Electric Truck Company has Big Plans

Benji Jerew — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 18:42:02 +0000

If you haven’t heard of Teva Motors, that’s OK, because they’ve only been a company since last year, but they have big plans for their new electric truck. Doesn’t VIA Motors already have an electric truck? Well, sort of, but not as big as this. Teva Motors’ new electric truck is aimed at short-range delivery […]

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The Fisker Automotive, Wanxiang, and VL Automotive Love Triangle Overseen by Bob Lutz

Benji Jerew — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:15:37 +0000

By now it’s no longer old news when we talk about yet another electric vehicle company going down, such as A123 Systems, CODA Motors, Better Place, and now Fisker Automotive. Bob Lutz, previously of General Motors and the driving force behind the Chevy Volt, has turned his attention to other projects. VIA Motors has designs […]

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