According to media reports, BMW is preparing to use range extenders in future models. The first vehicle to include this is ...

Electrical system tweaks improve consumption while the new M60 xDrive out-muscles the old M50.

but it's a blip in the overall U.S. new vehicle market, which saw about 16 million sales each year in that timeframe. The last EREV sold domestically was the i3, which BMW discontinued in 2022.

Extended-range electric vehicles (EREV) are emerging ... see EREVs as a fast track to market entry. Historically, EREVs struggled to win over drivers. Take BMW’s i3 REx, for instance.

This allows the small California company to speed up development and bring the swoopy coupe to the market quicker ... range electric vehicle (EREV) that uses a BMW-sourced four-cylinder gas ...