Stellantis, the parent company of Ram, said Friday that it will no longer develop a battery-electric full-size pickup. The company cited low demand for full-size battery-electric trucks as the primary reason.
This category normally is considered EV rather than hybrids because of the ICE not being connected to the wheels. They are usually called “EREVs” for Extended Range Electric Vehicles. The BMW i3 with the optional range extender of the first generation Chevrolet Volt / Opel Ampera are examples of it.
PHEVs (Plugin Hybrid-Electric Vehicles) are what they’re called when you can charge the vehicle as well, but the internal combustion engine is connected to the drivetrain rather than just the battery.
A series hybrid is something else. The BMW X1 PHEV is a series hybrid. The gas motor drives the front wheels, the electric motor drives the rear wheels.
They have been since at least 2013 if you only count the range extender BMW i3, and even earlier if you count PHEVs that mostly act that way but occasionally mechanically link the engine and wheels
I thought some hybrids were doing that already.
This category normally is considered EV rather than hybrids because of the ICE not being connected to the wheels. They are usually called “EREVs” for Extended Range Electric Vehicles. The BMW i3 with the optional range extender of the first generation Chevrolet Volt / Opel Ampera are examples of it.
PHEVs (Plugin Hybrid-Electric Vehicles) are what they’re called when you can charge the vehicle as well, but the internal combustion engine is connected to the drivetrain rather than just the battery.
It’s called a series hybrid.
A series hybrid is something else. The BMW X1 PHEV is a series hybrid. The gas motor drives the front wheels, the electric motor drives the rear wheels.
that’s called a ttr hybrid
Some models of the BMW i3 and Chevy Volt could do this but were still referred to as EVs.
The names are based on the powertrain and not whether they have an electric and/or ICE motor?
That’s silly.
They have been since at least 2013 if you only count the range extender BMW i3, and even earlier if you count PHEVs that mostly act that way but occasionally mechanically link the engine and wheels
In a hybrid, the ICE is attached to the wheels.