• Electric vehicles (Erev) are a step between hybrids and EVS, with internal combustion engines that act as generators on longer journeys.
• The technology can help Ford get around an “insoluble” financial problem with large EV trucks: consumers do not pay for the super-sized batteries they need.
• Ram, scout and General Motors are also investing in Erev.

Electric vehicles will be crucial to the US market, Ford CEO Jim Farley said on the company’s revenue call on Wednesday. The reason is simple: “Americans love their big cars. They love their big trucks,” he said.

An extended ev, or Erevis a technique that bridges the gap between a conventional hybrid and an electric vehicle. These cars act as purely electric vehicles, with all the vehicle’s propulsion from electric motors. But they also have an internal internal combustion engine to act as a generator for electricity, which allows them to handle road travel and long distances without having a gigantic battery. You can fill them for a few minutes at a petrol pump and get back on the road.

It is not a new concept. BMW offered an interval extender for Electric BMW i3 Over a decade ago, and people liked it at large. But it is a concept that has recently received a lot of attention as a solution to Farley call The “insoluble” problem With completely electric large trucks. These vehicles need oversized batteries to provide the capacity that consumers expect, which drives up prices.

He says that consumers have proven that they will not pay a premium for an possibly and leave car manufacturers in a binding. Consumers require and love large vehicles, but there is no way to make electrical versions profitable into a price car and large SUV owners will pay. Erev, says Farley, can be a solution. And they are not perceived as half a step, as hybrids.

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Scout Terra will offer a gasoline -powered interval extender.

Farley said that Erev customers they talked to in China “thought of these vehicles as Evs.”

“They don’t think of them as hybrids or plug-ins,” he said. “This is electric vehicles. 95% of (their miles are) electric, and they connect them every night and satisfaction is even higher because they are more affordable.”

Car manufacturers can use smaller batteries in these applications than they would do for a similar size possibly. Since they do not need to mix the drivelines as in a hybrid, it is also easier to add an interval extender, which further reduces the cost.

“Since there is no gearbox, there are no gears, no drive, there are no axles, duplicat axles, there is no duplicated power train. The incremental investment of the mounting of the combustion engine there is very minimal for the customer,” he said.

Erevs also provide many benefits to the EV experience. They are still as quiet as EVS when their range extenders do not go. They give you the immediate, drama -free acceleration of an EV and the advantage of preheating and cold without emissions of tail tubes.

“This technology gives them the electrical experience without anxiety,” he said.

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2025 RAM 1500 Ramcharger

When it comes to whether customers respond or not, we must see. The first US truck, RAM 1500 RamchargerComing out this year. The Scout Terra is scheduled to be launched in 2027. So clear is not the only bet on this horse. But everyone is investing in big battery EV trucks already, and So far these games have not paid off. We must see if Erev is different.

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