On the BMW i3, the generator adds $4,800 to the base price of the car. Yoshi Shimoida, Nissan’s deputy general manager of electric car engineering, announced this week that future Nissan electric cars will offer a range extender, with a two-cylinder gasoline engine integrated into the electric drive system that will essentially double the range of the car to around 150 miles. The new technology is expected to be available in the next model year, and it could also make its way onto other models like the Leaf, which has been on sale since last year.
Yoshi Shimoida, Nissan’s deputy general manager of electric car engineering, announced this week that future Nissan electric cars will offer a range extender, with a two-cylinder gasoline engine integrated into the electric drive system that will essentially double the range of the car to around 150 miles. The new technology is expected to be available in the next model year, and it could also make its way onto other models like the Leaf, which has been on sale since last year.