Range Extender

BMW isn't fully closing the door on electric cars with range-extending engines but it believes regular EVs deliver plenty of range already.

By Adrian Padeanu • March 15, 2026

BMW is weighing range extenders for future X5 and 7 Series models, but sources say no REX program has been approved yet.

By Horatiu Boeriu • November 24, 2025

Extended-range EVs could give BMW drivers the best of both worlds — and ease the road to full electrification

By Steven Paul • October 23, 2025

A tuning company in the U.S. has launched a software tune that will increase the all-electric range of the BMW X5 xDrive45e.

By Gabriel Nica • January 6, 2021

One of the selling points of the BMW i3 was the Range Extender. The REx in the BMW i3 supplements its battery pack but do we still need it?

By Horatiu Boeriu • Updated: July 26, 2020 • Published: November 25, 2019

It was learned that the US version of the i3 REx will have not have a 2.4 gallon gas tank as the European version does

By Tom Moloughney • Updated: November 6, 2021 • Published: April 24, 2014