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As EV Sales Stall, Plug-In Hybrids Get a Reboot

Cars That Think

The Ramcharger is whats known as an extended-range electric vehicle, or EREV. BMW demonstrated EREV tech beginning in 2013 with its pint-size i3 REx , which used a tiny motorcycle engine to generate electricity. But the onboard generator enables the Ramcharger to drive much farther than any conventional EV can.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Therefore, until we get quick-charge batteries -- based on new breakthroughs, Ill take a WAG and estimate that we will have real 5-minute quick-charge batteries in perhaps 10 years -- we are likely to get our juice mostly from our home chargers. my idea is that it would work the way propane tanks work now.