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Ford is quick to point out that the Fusion Energi is capable of 21 miles in pure EV mode, which is almost triple the electric only range of the Toyota Prius Plug - in Hybrid and double the electric only range of the Honda Accord Plug - in Hybrid.

PHEV variants of the Ioniq feature a larger 8.9 - kWh battery, giving it an estimated electric only range of up to 31 miles.

Extending the electric only range of vehicle travel comes with a variety of penalties including added weight and expense.

Not exact matches

Considering that the Model 3 is only being shipped with a long - range RWD configuration, the full potential of the mass market electric compact sedan is still unknown.

For a while now, the only things we've known about Tesla's upcoming Model 3 were the promises made by Elon Musk: A fully electric vehicle with a $ 35,000 price tag and 200 miles of battery range.

For example, photonic crystals could funnel excess heat from a power plant's generator and release it over a much smaller band of frequencies to drive engines — such as those in electric - powered cars that can absorb energy only within a small range — much more efficiently.

It achieves an electric - only driving range of approximately 30 miles, and the 18.4 kWh battery pack can be charged in around five hours.

When fully charged, it reportedly has an electric - only range of around 15 miles.

The battery provides enough juice not only for extra performance but also a certain degree of all - electric range — enough for around 37 miles.

Electricity created from the internal combustion engine is sent not only to the battery for recharging, but also to the electric motor, boosting the total range of the vehicle (Chrysler claims it's as high as 400 miles to a tank of gasoline).

Great in theory as it nearly doubles the effective range, but that still means a real - world range of under 200 miles as the fuel tank for this engine is tiny - and the extra weight means a reduced electric - only range.

As ever, your economy may vary wildly depending on the proportion of electric - only range you're able to use.

The RS crowns the Focus line up and has a range - topping price tag, but at just a couple of thousand over # 30k it's only marginally more than the electric Focus.

Chevrolet's Bolt, specifically designed and engineered as a battery - electric, all - purpose, all - weather vehicle with enough range to make running - out - of - juice anxiety a thing of the past, is not only a perfectly adequate small commuting and grocery - getting family car, it's actually very agreeable to drive.

In addition, the sedan is available as a C350e plug - in hybrid that uses the turbo four - cylinder and has an electric - only range of up to 8 miles.

This permits an increased electric - only driving range — up from 20 to 33 miles — as well as the mildest of power hikes for the electric motor — up 12bhp to 141bhp.

In the plug - in hybrid, the 9.8 - kWh battery pack is around five times larger than in the standard Sonata Hybrid, making for an EV driving mode that can provide an estimated range of 22 miles running only on electric power.

Such a driving range would help the future GM EV close in on the lofty driving range of the Tesla Model S. GM's only current all - electric car, the Chevrolet Spark EV, has an EPA - rated driving range of 82 miles.

Both these vehicles also lose two miles from the estimated EPA EV range, going from 21 miles to 19 miles of estimated electric - only range on a full battery charge.

Ever the magnet for controversy, Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson was partially vindicated this week when the British high court ruled in favor of the show and of the BBC, dismissing electric carmaker Tesla's claim that the show misrepresented its Roadster's range by pointing out that it was only able to

The Niro Plug - In performed admirably despite having only 26 miles of all - electric range.

The 14.1 kWh battery pack returns around 31 miles of electric - only driving range.

Orders are being taken now for delivery in six months, and plans are already underway for a hybrid variant with a 150 - horse electric motor driving the front wheels, providing a total horsepower of 889 and short - range electric - only propulsion for city centers.

Even though the 2018 Kia Niro PHEV makes for pretty good EV, its limited electric - only range means that pure electric operation will be limited to urban suburban retirees that don't go outside of a 5 - 10 mile radius of their homes as well as those lucky souls blessed with a short commute.

Meant to provide an uptick over the electric - only i3's range of approximately 80 - 100 miles, the gasoline engine will cost $ 3850 extra, for a total price of $ 46,125 with destination.

What's really needed is a long range (say 50 - 70 mile electric only) plug - in hybrid that effectively is an electric vehicle for 95 % of the time.

Interestingly, both the electric motor and the gasoline range extender are mounted in the rear of the i3, as the car is rear - wheel - drive in both electric - only and range extender configurations.

The motor itself is rated at 60 hp and 125 lb - ft of torque and the EPA estimates the car's electric only range at 26 miles.

That said, the 2017 Bolt EV will be the only electric car to offer over 200 miles of range for under $ 40,000.

Three years after the arrival of the Chevrolet Volt, the 2014 Cadillac ELR is the only other car with General Motors» extended - range electric drivetrain.

Electric - only range is up to 50 miles (of zero - emissions motoring), but with a full tank of fuel the Ampera might manage 10 times that distance.

Not only is the 2016 Chevrolet Volt more fuel - efficient and capable of longer all - electric range than its predecessor, it's also a bit cheaper.

Volvo will resuscitate its twelve - year - old, seven - passenger XC90 sport / utility flagship with a range of engines with no more than four cylinders and a plug - in hybrid version with 25 miles of electric - only range available in the all - new 2016 model.

Key figures include an average fuel consumption figure of 74.3 mpg, and a range of up to 19 miles in electric - only mode.

The Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid is a plug - in hybrid capable of 30 miles of electric - only range, with the Pentastar 3.6 - liter V - 6 engine found in the non-hybridized Pacifica to keep things going when the batteries are drained.

The Fuel Max helps contribute one mile to the Chevy Volt «s 40 - miles of electric - only range.

evo's Mike Duff said the Karma was «the most real - world realistic electric car we've driven so far» and the addition of the Surf to the range will only serve to broaden its appeal.

PLUG - IN HYBRID The GLE550e offers up to 18 miles of electric - only travel, along with fast charging, and the gasoline engine means no range anxiety.

It gets more than out of its own way under hard acceleration, and the instrument screen's estimation of your range on electric - only power is pretty spot on; I tended to get about 30 miles out of it, as predicted by the computer, from full charge.

The power at play is enough to scoot the GLC 350e from zero to 100 km / h in 5.9 seconds, while sipping an average of 2.9 L / 100 km based on the European cycle — credit much of the efficiency to the 34 - kilometre electric - only range delivered by the battery.

Once fully recharged, it delivers an electric - only driving range of around 30 kilometres.

One label is for extended - range electric vehicles, like the Chevy Volt, with two modes: all - electric and gasoline - only; and a second label for blended mode that includes a combination of all - electric, gasoline and electric operation, and gasoline only, like a conventional hybrid vehicle.

It also delivers an electric - only driving range of up to five kilometres and it's used to harvest otherwise waste energy when the driver lifts off the accelerator (regenerative braking).

The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV offers the best pure EV range of any of its competitors, has the lowest emissions of any all - wheel drive vehicle (and remains amongst the lowest - emitting vehicle of its plug - in hybrid competitors) and is the only AWD vehicle to utilise electric power to drive both front and rear wheels for superior traction both on and off the road.

According to Schwarzenbauer, building relatively small electric cars is difficult not only from the standpoint of costs but also due to the engineering challenges of fitting small cars with batteries that give them a sufficient range.

This Range Rover will get a 2.0 - liter four - cylinder Ingenium gas engine, which is only good for 296 hp on its own; add in the 85 kW electric motor, which is housed within the vehicle's eight - speed transmission, and the SUV will put out a total of 398 hp and a respectable 472 lb - ft of torque.

PLUG - IN HYBRID VERSION Even with new plug - in hybrids like the Prius Prime and Chevy Volt in the fray, the 2018 Ford Fusion Hybrid Energi holds its own with 21 miles of electric - only driving range.

The X5 eDrive has a top speed of 75 mph, and an electric - only range of 19 miles.

That's a long way from your average Prius, to be sure, and yet driven with a less - than - leaden right foot you should be able to coax up to 31 miles of electric - only range from the car.

While the electric - only cars are the most efficient cars, this list of fuel - efficient cars will not include them due to the inconvenience of the relatively short trip ranges of electric cars.