Scout Motors is betting that a rethought powertrain layout can solve some of the toughest packaging problems in electric trucks and SUVs. Instead of cramming a gasoline generator into the engine bay, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The all-new BMW X5 has a lot of powertrain options, but the neat range extender model won't be making it to America – or ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The electric Ram 1500 REV won’t be first to the party when it launches in late 2024. The Ford F-150 Lightning will be two years old by then, as will the Rivian R1T and GMC Hummer EV. That said, Ram is ...

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 ...