I’m not trying to criticize EVs, for those who can afford them.

But there material heavy, and if you need range, expensive at the moment. Not everyone can afford that.

And a range extender is a great way around that, especially in budget vehicles.

Yeah.

It’s a good stopgap, though. We can’t all get EVs immedately, but we could get more on the road quickly with this approach.

Well, most of us do.

But its much more expensive.

And (with current battery tech), a pure EV ultimately yields a car that’s much, much heavier.

And a range extender can be absolutely tiny since the “average” horsepower needed for typical driving is actually quite small. I think its also more palatable to potential buyers with EV range anxiety.

EV-drivetrain hybrids (eg an EV with a small battery + ~3 horsepower range extender) are a good idea, though.

It’s kind of the best of both worlds. And insanely fuel efficient, even if one uses that generator all the time.

ICE drivetrain hybrids are insane, though. It was the only option at the time, but it’s also basically the worst of both worlds.

I think the problem is marketing, though.

Try explaining the hybrid distinction to a layman. Or to a snooty, higher end EV buyer turning their nose up at anything that takes gas.

The electoral college is one of those many US things that kinda made sense 150 years ago.

…And that we never really fixed.

Whoops.

I suggest autoreplacing it with a more technical term.

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SEX

That’s a sexing dolphin.

This is indeed perspective distortion from wide angle lenses (like your selfie cam):

The influencer-type “holding up a phone in the mirror” shot is actually technically sound, because it uses the phone’s longer-focal-length camera.

And typically this is the camera with the biggest sensor.

(I realize this is just a meme, but I can’t help spreading photography bits like I’m crazy).