Range-extended EVs: Western automakers test a bridge to full electrification
Western carmakers are weighing range-extended EVs—cars with a small generator to top up batteries—as a bridge to full electrics amid policy uncertainty and tariffs; Renault touts a model offering up to 1,400km with range extender, while China’s Leapmotor already sells such EVs in Europe; adoption remains limited (China ~9% of EVs, rest of world <1%), and critics warn it could delay pure EVs.
