Mazda EZ-6 Electric Sedan With 808-Mile Range Extender Starts At $19,600 In China | Carscoops
Mazda EZ-6 Electric Sedan With 808-Mile Range Extender Starts At $19,600 In China | Carscoops
The pure electric variant of the new EZ-6 EV delivers 255 hp and offers a range of up to 373 miles
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The "range extender" version isn't an ev, it's a hybrid.
It's not a hybrid, it's an EREV. There is a small gasoline generator that can recharge the batteries while driving to extend the range. This is very different from a hybrid which has a gasoline engine that drives the drivetrain, and electric motors to drive the vehicle under low acceleration and for relatively short distances.
Strictly speaking, it's classified as a "series hybrid" powertrain.
https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a46275944/series-hybrid-vs-parallel-hybrid-explained/
So really just a subclassification of hybrid (a different path for the hydrocarbon energy source to drive the wheels).
Its still a hybrid just a different kind
Is it wholly isolated or can it in fact power acceleration in certain cases like other famous examples often have? Chevy Volt, etc.
The gas engine is not attached to the drivetrain but a generator. It's effectively an electric car with a generator in the trunk.
It's not a bad thing necessarily. Gas engine can be highly efficient when working this way.