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 ...

Engine maker Horse Powertrain released the details of its D20 Methanol, the internal combustion engine range extender that ...

Horse Powertrain unveils the D20 Methanol range extender featuring a 105 kW output, 96.4% efficient axial flux motor, and a ...

Electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming increasingly popular, but one concern that persists among potential buyers is range anxiety. EV range extenders offer a solution by providing additional power when ...

The electric motor on Horse Powertrain’s D20 range extender is smaller and more powerful than conventional generators.

Range extenders combine a combustion engine with an electric generator that recharges the vehicle’s battery whenever its charge falls below a specified level. Credit: ZF Friedrichshafen AG. ZF, a ...

Craig has worked in automotive media for nearly 20 years, producing content for publications ranging from Autoline and AutoGuide to Roadshow by CNET and EV Pulse. Aside from writing, he’s also ...

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 ...

Ferdinand Porsche's original automotive creation was a quad-motor electric vehicle. He added a combustion engine generator to that vehicle to avoid battery limitations and created an actual range ...

Extended-range EVs are designed for buyers concerned about charging infrastructure for long trips, effectively combining an EV battery with a gas-powered generator. At the heart of the electrification ...

Scout is back: In 2022, Volkswagen announced it would be entering the off-road space by reviving the Scout nameplate. Just last year, the newfound brand, Scout Motors, unveiled two vehicles, the ...