In China, yes. The only one I can think of that has actually made it to the road was the former BMW i3 REX. There are plans for more in North America but none are out yet.
EV reservation holders, would you consider the Harvester
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If I remember correctly the Volt was marketed as an extended range electric car
Yes, I think that is correct too. I do not think that the Volt's engine could directly power the wheels which is part of the definition of an EREV. Good catch.
BMW Neue Klasse is supposed to have an EREV at somepoint I believe i7 and iX5. If I had a timeline I would say. But, it seems to be maybe late 26' early 27'.
Correct it’s a fully electric drive train, so once it switches to gas, it’s just powering the battery. We love ours, but age and some GM issues are annoying though
That becomes the concern is wear and tear on generator over time. All new components to think about
Some thoughts from the other side of the fence:
I reserved the harvester, though I would definitely prefer the BEV. I’ve debated changing my reservation - last year we bought a Mach-E and absolutely love it. Driven lots of short drives and a few long hauls, through mountains, on plains, with headwinds and tailwinds. EPA mileage is about 3.5 miles/kwh at best, giving it a max range of around 320 miles. We’ve had drives with tailwinds where it probably could have gone well over that. But what I’ve found, and what for now has me sticking with the harvester, is for most drives it doesn’t get anywhere near that. It’s usually around 200 - 250 miles (2.3 - 2.8 miles / kWh) before we’re looking for a charger. Charger location plays into it too. For instance, I can drive from my house near LA in California up to Paso Robles, about 220 miles, and I could probably get about 250 that direction but there are no chargers for about 50-60 miles north of Paso. Conversely, going south on I-5 from Sonoma county, I can go well over 300 miles (prevailing tailwind mostly).
The Scout, should I end up getting one, will replace an old civic and give me what I’ve wanted for years - something that can go off-road that’s also electric. And I very much want to be able to drive multiple hundreds of miles away to explore the eastern Sierra Nevada and deserts where you’re lucky if there’s a gas station, to say nothing of a charger. The more it’s the middle of nowhere, the more I like it.
So for now, it’s the harvester. As the time approaches if it’s looking like the battery range will be better than current estimates I’ll consider switching. I really do like the simplicity of EVs, and couple with our solar I can basically charge it for free. If I do go through on the harvester I’m hoping it’ll be able to drive 100% on battery most of the time, and only use the gas engine on those drives out to the desert.
I reserved the harvester, though I would definitely prefer the BEV. I’ve debated changing my reservation - last year we bought a Mach-E and absolutely love it. Driven lots of short drives and a few long hauls, through mountains, on plains, with headwinds and tailwinds. EPA mileage is about 3.5 miles/kwh at best, giving it a max range of around 320 miles. We’ve had drives with tailwinds where it probably could have gone well over that. But what I’ve found, and what for now has me sticking with the harvester, is for most drives it doesn’t get anywhere near that. It’s usually around 200 - 250 miles (2.3 - 2.8 miles / kWh) before we’re looking for a charger. Charger location plays into it too. For instance, I can drive from my house near LA in California up to Paso Robles, about 220 miles, and I could probably get about 250 that direction but there are no chargers for about 50-60 miles north of Paso. Conversely, going south on I-5 from Sonoma county, I can go well over 300 miles (prevailing tailwind mostly).
The Scout, should I end up getting one, will replace an old civic and give me what I’ve wanted for years - something that can go off-road that’s also electric. And I very much want to be able to drive multiple hundreds of miles away to explore the eastern Sierra Nevada and deserts where you’re lucky if there’s a gas station, to say nothing of a charger. The more it’s the middle of nowhere, the more I like it.
So for now, it’s the harvester. As the time approaches if it’s looking like the battery range will be better than current estimates I’ll consider switching. I really do like the simplicity of EVs, and couple with our solar I can basically charge it for free. If I do go through on the harvester I’m hoping it’ll be able to drive 100% on battery most of the time, and only use the gas engine on those drives out to the desert.
Yeah, EREVs are a stepping stone, that got ignored for far too long, no solid state EVs are getting closer to being a reality and ford cancelled they’re BEV truck, Ram never made it before giving up and swapping to EREV
My thought exactly. Hybrids in any form (notably EREV’s) are a good (read that as ‘necessary/unavoidable’) bridge technology to an all electric future.
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