#range-extension

#range-extension

The experimental car can add up to 14.3 miles of range per day in heavy sunlight, even if that requires perfect conditions. In the real world, the company says the car can get up to 13.2 miles of range per day while tooling around sunny Dubai, or just 6.3 miles of extra oomph in cloudy London. Taking the car on a two-hour 50-mile (80 km) trip on a sunny day added 0.5 kilowatt-hours of electricity to the battery pack, Nissan claims,

Most portable tanks are used with smaller or mid-range outboard motors. Ensure your tank's output matches your engine's needs. Refer to the engine and tank manuals for fuel flow, line diameter, and connector type specifications. A mismatch causes poor performance or engine starvation. Portable tanks are integrated into your fuel system, so ensure vapor and emission controls meet safety and environmental standards.

a new technology might give the market a shot in the arm: extended range electric vehicles (EREVs). These are vehicles that have an electric powertrain, including a battery and a traction motor, along with a backup gasoline engine. The engine can charge the high-voltage battery to extend the vehicle's range, but doesn't power the wheels directly. That job still belongs to the electric motors only.