{"id":35749,"date":"2026-06-15T14:04:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T14:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/35749\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T14:04:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T14:04:19","slug":"bmw-killed-the-range-extender-ev-ford-and-renault-want-to-bring-it-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/35749\/","title":{"rendered":"BMW Killed The Range-Extender EV. Ford And Renault Want To Bring It Back"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n The range-extender EV faded after BMW dropped it, but two legacy giants now see it as central to Europe’s electric future <\/p>\n

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Ford argues Europe should do more to explain the benefits of hybrids.<\/p>\n

Research suggests many plug-in hybrid owners rarely charge their cars.<\/p>\n

Future Ford and Renault EREVs could end up sharing core technology.<\/p>\n

The powertrain the industry left for dead is back, and two of Europe\u2019s biggest names want to lead the revival. Both Ford<\/a> and Renault see range-extender EVs as important powertrain options for the European market, and as legacy automakers throw their weight behind the technology, expect rivals to follow.<\/p>\n

The technology isn\u2019t new. The first mass-market EREV was the Chevrolet Bolt, launched back in 2011, followed a few years later by the BMW<\/a> i3. However, after BMW dropped the EREV i3 in favor of an all-electric version, extended-range EVs largely disappeared as car manufacturers shifted focus to hybrids and battery-electric models. That was until Chinese brands brought EREVs back into the mainstream during the pandemic, and now legacy brands are starting to see their appeal.<\/p>\n


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According to Ford\u2019s European head Jim Baumbick, \u201cthese vehicles can bring about a fundamental change\u201d in the local market. Ford is already working to bring a dedicated version of the Bronco to Europe and planing several EREV, plug-in hybrid, and traditional hybrid models.<\/p>\n

Read: Ford\u2019s European Bronco Won\u2019t Be Fake-Tough, But It Won\u2019t Be A Real Bronco Either<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cElectric vehicles are of course part of our portfolio, but the broader spectrum of electrification \u2013 from full hybrids to plug-in hybrids and next-generation EREVs \u2013 will play a very significant role,\u201d Baumbick told German publication Automobilwoche<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ford And Renault To Partner On EREVs?<\/p>\n


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Ford introduced an EREV version of its Chinese Bronco<\/a> last year, fitted with a 1.5-liter turbocharged engine and a sizeable 44 kWh battery pack. It\u2019s unclear whether the company will import this powertrain to Europe or develop a new one for the local market. One possibility would be to deepen its partnership with Renault, which is also investing heavily in EREVs.<\/p>\n

Renault\u2019s<\/a> chief executive Fran\u00e7ois Provost says the company\u2019s EREVs could offer all-electric driving ranges of up to 124 miles (200 km) and will be especially well-suited to larger vehicles.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor large vehicles, it makes sense to use plug-in hybrids or range extenders, because it\u2019s completely insane to have 2.5 or 2.7-ton cars driving through city centers every day,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Work still needs to be done to win over buyers and to ensure those who own EREVs actually use them properly. Baumbick argues that[Europe<\/a> needs to do a better job promoting charging for PHEVs and EREVs, with studies showing that many owners don\u2019t plug in and rely mainly on the combustion engine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The range-extender EV faded after BMW dropped it, but two legacy giants now see it as central to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35750,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13063],"tags":[5217,73,12893,14867,14361,12198,2405],"class_list":["post-35749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-renault","tag-electric-vehicles","tag-europe","tag-ford","tag-hybrids","tag-phev","tag-renault","tag-reports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35749"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35749\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}