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These range extenders have all the advantages of an EV until your battery runs low.

• cherry_tree 8mo ago
  Not all the advantages though, hybrids need oil changes, transmission fluid changes, water pump, spark plugs, timing belts, etc. all the maintenance burden of an ICE that EVs do not carry. I’d rather have an ev with a diesel generator in the pickup bed as my “range extender” than a vehicle with constant maintenance needs.
  • PaulHoule 8mo ago
    I can dream of hooking up a generator on a trailer… I also dream of getting a used Nissan Leaf because most of my trips are to and from town 20 minutes away and we already had gas cars that can take longer trips. If my son wasn’t bringing home old cars I might be able to make the space for it but right now I can’t.
  • ux266478 8mo ago
    > I’d rather have an ev with a diesel generator in the pickup bed as my “range extender” than a vehicle with constant maintenance needs. You realize you still have all the same maintenance burden with that generator, right?
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