Extended-range

Indian-origin TVS motor has whipped up a rather funky cube-inspired electric scooter concept. It lets you add two additional 1-kWh batteries that increase the range by an extra 25 to 32 miles for emergencies. Is this the perfect solution for urban mobility?

CATL has announced a new style of battery destined to create a cleaner, longer-range generation of plug-in hybrids. The Freevoy Super Hybrid Battery will give PHEVs the all-electric range and ultra-fast charging of a battery electric vehicle.

In the 1980s, Honda turned heads with the iconic Motocompo – a fold-out scooter designed to fit snugly in the trunk of the City car. Four decades later, it could make a comeback as an EV range extender you can ride.

The "apocalypse-ready" Cybertruck Sting isn't the prettiest truck, but it promises serious off-grid capability. Along with various grades of armor, the Sting boasts Starlink internet and a jet-fuel generator to fully recharge the drive battery.

The world's second largest aircraft engine manufacturer is developing a series of compact, lightweight, highly efficient and fully certified turbogenerators, designed to radically upgrade the range and payload capabilities of any eVTOL aircraft.

Michigan's Our Next Energy (ONE) believes massive range figures are the path forward for EVs. Its experimental Gemini battery pack nearly doubled the range of a Tesla Model S in 2021, and now it's signed a deal with BMW to do the same for the iX SUV.

This electric 2WD fat bike is built to tackle just about anything, with huge balloon tires at the front and rear. It can cross water in amphibious mode, and handle serious distances with a range extender and up to 40 liters of fuel in the wheels.

Diesel-powered freight haulage is a dirty business, and we've seen a number of truck makers try to clean up the industry's act, including Daimler and Volvo. The UK's Tevva is going for the long haul with the launch of its medium duty electric truck.

The S3 and X3 city ebikes from Dutch emobility company VanMoof already offer up to 93 miles of per-charge range, but now the company has launched a range extender that puts up to 62 additional miles at a rider's disposal.

While crop-spraying drones do have advantages over full-size piloted aircraft, they're limited by their battery range. Dutch startup Drone4Agro is developing a solution to that problem, though, in the form of a range-extended electric multicopter.

Having spent time in several plug-in vehicles, it’s become clear that the automotive industry is getting on board with the change. Are we there yet? Rural Americans don’t think so, and they’re right. I proved that with a Kia Niro EV.

The 2017 Paris Air Show begins two weeks from now, bringing a rash of new announcements at the bleeding edge of commercial aerospace. Foremost among them this year is a very credible, two-seat flying car.