The 1.5-liter naturally aspirated four-cylinder is designed as an EV range-extender. Despite a significant focus on electric vehicles by much of the industry, combustion engines are proving hard to ...

We knew Scout's upcoming Traveler SUV and Terra pickup EVs would include an option for a range-extending gasoline engine, now we know a bit more. Scout will offer a gas-powered range extender called ...

Scout says its gas range extender will be mounted so low and far behind the passengers that they won't even know it's there when it's on. At CES 2025, Scout Motors CEO Scott Keogh said that a range ...

"We can handle the dynamics quite well," Scout CEO Scott Keogh said in regards to placing a gas engine at the rear end of Scouts. If you’re excited about the reborn Scout Motors, you’re not alone. The ...

Lotus Engineering has reached an agreement with the Spanish Fagor Ederlan Group to develop and produce a small engine for use as a range extender in electric vehicles – a system similar to that found ...

Isaac Atienza is a Filipino motoring journalist who joined TopSpeed.com in 2021. He also owns a Filpino motoring website called Go Flat Out PH and is also a contributor to a local newspaper called The ...

Mercedes-Benz was experimenting with a range-extender powertrain for its EVs but has reportedly abandoned the project, concluding that it would simply be a “transitional technology.” Unnamed sources ...

The Lotus ethos has always been about efficient performance. “Simplicate, and add lightness” is an oft-echoed mantra coined by founder Colin Chapman. While the company is most known for its sports ...

Chinese EV manufacturer Xiaomi apparently plans to introduce a sub-brand called "Sky Nomad," which will offer vehicles ...

Any oddball engine is clickbait crack for mechanical nerds, and the most compelling ones purport to introduce an entirely new combustion concept. "Not a four-stroke, not a two-stroke, a revolutionary ...

Tesla released some of the technical details of the Cybertruck, which many reservation holders found utterly disappointing. However, omitted from Elon Musk's presentation, the range extender marks ...

A range-extended electric vehicle pairs an electric motor with a gasoline engine/generator, which recharges the battery as you drive. An REEV powertrain differs from other hybrid setups because the ...