A New Kind of Hybrid Car Is About to Hit America's Streets (theatlantic.com)

Range extenders are not new. The BMW i3 could be equipped with one (which was loud and didn’t do much).

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Is an external range extender feasible? Especially for a tuck, a tank and generator running on the flatbed would seem cheaper and more efficient than an integrated unit.

Hybrid cars are great if you want the worst of both ICE and EV worlds.