It's around, and still being developed, not sure why it isn't mentioned more though
yeah, It just seems really rare in practice.
I was having a think about what my next car might be the other week. I really want to move away from petrol (not like my standard western lifestyle doesn't consume plenty of petrol in supply chains anyway, but I would like to do what i reasonably can...)
But as much as I'd like a full electric car I live far enough away from where I need to get to and back from sometimes, that most EVs would not be an option. I was looking for anything to do the job without ending up in a toyota hybrid (which isn't THAT bad an option, though it's still entirely a petrol powered car)
I found the Volt, but that's not even got a current model in Australia any more. It was withdrawn from the market after just a few years of very low sales. Which is sad, because the reviews seemed pretty positive.
I haven't found any other generally available electric car with range extension this way in Australia.