BMW Would Make Range-Extenders Fun To Drive, If They Return
But for now, BMW doesn't see enough demand for an electric car with a combustion engine working as a generator to charge the battery.
But for now, BMW doesn't see enough demand for an electric car with a combustion engine working as a generator to charge the battery.
BMW isn't fully closing the door on electric cars with range-extending engines but it believes regular EVs deliver plenty of range already.
BMW is weighing range extenders for future X5 and 7 Series models, but sources say no REX program has been approved yet.
Extended-range EVs could give BMW drivers the best of both worlds — and ease the road to full electrification
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A tuning company in the U.S. has launched a software tune that will increase the all-electric range of the BMW X5 xDrive45e.
One of the selling points of the BMW i3 was the Range Extender. The REx in the BMW i3 supplements its battery pack but do we still need it?
It was learned that the US version of the i3 REx will have not have a 2.4 gallon gas tank as the European version does