Volkswagen just dropped a 600-mile extended-range EV in China that dwarfs the BMW X7, but Western markets won't see it. The dual-motor EREV setup is clever engineering, but it's a reminder that EV strategy is still geography-locked despite all the talk of global platforms.

Chrysler and Jeep are ditching plug-in hybrids entirely. Stellantis sees the writing on the wall: PHEVs were a hedge bet, and the market's moving to purpose-built electric architecture instead. Extended-range EVs—think serial hybrid powertrains—are coming to fill the gap for buyers who need range without the complexity.