Proton REEV ?

Many may wonder what is REEV, actually it  is the short form of the Range Extender Electric Vehicle. Differ from the normal Electric Vehicle (EV), which its just pack with electric engine and lots of battery, REEV also pack with a small combustion engine to aid in recharging the battery of the EV when the EV is running out of battery.

For futher explanation, all EV use battery to replace fuels like petroleum or diesel, but normal EV have a very short range in distance ( depend on what type of battery it use). But REEV can cover a longer distance because REEV have a small combustion engine act as a generator to recharge the battery.

Proton recently has just won the race using REEV ( based on Exora) in England, its a simple race, competitors who use the less fuel during the race is the winner. According to the MD of the Proton, the REEV will be in mass production in 2011 based on Exora.