增程 (zēngchéng): range extender (EV with onboard…

Meanings

1 range extender (EV with onboard generator)
2 range-extended electric vehicle (EREV)

Characters

增

Examples

我家选了增程,长途没有里程焦虑。

Wǒ jiā xuǎn le zēngchéng, chángtú méi yǒu lǐchéng jiāolǜ.

We picked a range-extender — no range anxiety on long trips.

增程车短途用电,长途用油。

Zēngchéng chē duǎntú yòng diàn, chángtú yòng yóu.

A range-extender runs on electricity short distances and on gasoline for longer trips.

Tips

culture

增程 is short for 增程式电动车 (zēngchéngshì diàndòngchē, range-extender EV). The car's wheels are always electric-driven; a small gasoline engine acts only as a generator when the battery is low. 理想 (Lǐxiǎng, Li Auto) made this layout famous in China; AITO and Leapmotor (零跑 Língpǎo) followed.