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(Here’s an article for the time capsule.  We’re writing this today to paint a picture of the future we could all have in 2030)

It’s September of 2030, and by now, most Americans have at least one electric vehicle in the driveway. For many, it’s not a battery-only model but an EREV - an Extended-Range Electric Vehicle - driven mostly on electricity, with a small gasoline generator that quietly takes over when the battery runs low.  

A new kind of electric car is emerging — one designed for real life, where the gas station can be your charging station. It’s called an Extended-Range Electric Vehicle, or EREV. And it just might be the EV that fits your life.

Automakers around the world have spent the past decade promising an all-electric future. But in 2024, the limits of that future became painfully clear. Battery electric vehicle (EV) sales in the U.S. fell short of forecasts, supply chains were strained, and profit margins thinned. One quiet winner, not currently available in the US, emerged from the chaos: the extended-range electric vehicle (EREV).

Ford CEO Jim Farley says the company is about to have its “Model T moment.” On August 11, he’ll take the stage at their Louisville Assembly Plant to unveil what he’s calling a family of “breakthrough electric vehicles built in America.” And it got me thinking - could Ford’s breakthrough electric vehicle be an EREV?

Extended Range Electric Vehicles eliminate range anxiety, while reducing annual emissions 85-90%.   They're the perfect solution for most drivers. But current regulations are standing in the way of progress.  Minor regulatory updates could change that.  Right now.

Fewer than 1% of US cars are electric, and a nationwide charging network is a decade away.  Problem is, we don't have a decade.  To get back on track, we need EREVs.  Now.   And it's surprisingly do-able.