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 ...

This smart new Lotus might have hit the EV / PHEV sweet spot ...

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 ...

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 ...

Scout Motors is bringing back one of America's most beloved off-road names, but it isn't doing it in the most predictable way. The upcoming Scout Traveler SUV and Terra pickup were first shown as ...

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 ...

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 ...

Electric trucks and SUVs have arrived, and in the quest for lower-carbon-impact camping, fully electric RVs aren’t far behind. While the fully electric vanlife is starting to roll out, the big ...

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 ...

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 ...

During the Volkswagen Group's first-quarter earnings call, the company's CFO, Arno Antlitz, announced that Scout Motors will source EREV combustion engines from Mexico. The range extender system will ...

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 ...