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Range Extender Module

Enabler for Electric Mobility

  • Engine Technology
  • Alternative Drives
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ATZautotechnology

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The Range Extender as an auxiliary power supply for extended driving ranges is of significant importance in achieving a high level of customer acceptance for electric vehicles. The AVL concept is optimized for electric power generation in single-point operation and allows a compactly integrated, cost-efficient and weight-efficient module design. The internal combustion engine requirements of the Pure Range Extender from AVL permit not only the use of simplified four-stroke concepts but also the application of emission-optimized and fuel consumption-optimized two-stroke and rotary piston engines.

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  1. AVL List GmbH, Graz, Austria

    Robert Fischer (Executive Vice President Engineering and Technology Powertrain Systems),  Günter Karl Fraidl (Product Line Manager for Gasoline Engines),  Christian Hubmann (Part-Project Leader Design),  Paul Ernst Kapus (Manager Development Gasoline Engines),  Ralf Kunzemann (Lead Engineer for Rotary Engines),  Bernhard Sifferlinger (Project Manager) &  Frank Beste (Program Manager)

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Fischer, R., Fraidl, G.K., Hubmann, C. et al. Range Extender Module. ATZ Autotechnol 9, 40–46 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03247140

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