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Not buying it: How would you charge (generator) and discharge (motor) the car at the same time? The electronics and software is designed to only charge the battery when parked. My car won't even shift into gear if it's plugged in.
I mean, this one is fake, but there is a company creating haluers that do pretty much this. Have a small battery they recharge with a generator. According to them, a generator is a lot more efficient and enviromentaly friendly compared to normal engine, since it runs at constant rpm.
That is any PHEV.
My understanding is that most PHEVs use a hybrid drivetrain to drive the car directly from the combustion engine.
Correct, parent should have said EREX (electric, range extended) or EREV, but not PHEV.
The Fisker Karma and BMW i3 (well some of them) were this type of EV. My wife had an i3 Rex and loved it, though it irritatingly had only a 2 gallon gas tank.
Mazda was working on one but it never came out in the US. Supposedly the Scout EV will have a Rex, that would be nice.