India, Jan. 29 -- According to the latest electric vehicle industry research from TrendForce, range-extended electric vehicles (REEVs) are increasingly emerging as a pivotal transitional solution for automakers shifting toward full electrification. The European Union's recent announcement regarding adjustments to its 2035 ban on internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles offers significant regulatory flexibility and expands the development landscape for REEVs.

TrendForce projects that, driven by this policy flexibility alongside technological maturity and rising market acceptance, global annual sales of REEVs will reach 3 million units by 2030-a twofold increase from 2025 levels.

In late 2025, the EU announced plans to relax its original...