What is a Range-Extended Electric Vehicle?
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Range-extended electric vehicle is a type of pure electric-driven vehicle (including electric cars, electric bicycles, and electric motorcycles) equipped with both ground charging and on-board power supply functions. Its powertrain consists of a power battery system, power drive system, vehicle control system, and auxiliary power unit (APU). Characteristics of range-extended electric vehicles: When the battery has sufficient charge, the power battery drives the motor to meet the vehicle's driving power demand, with the engine not engaged in operation. When the battery charge depletes to a certain level, the engine starts to provide energy to charge the power battery. Once the battery is sufficiently charged again, the engine stops working, and the battery resumes driving the motor to power the vehicle.