A front-engine extended range electric passenger vehicle, comprising a turbo shaft engine, a battery pack, an electric generator, drive motors, a storage tank, an independent regenerator, a vehicle control unit, a battery controller and a gas controller, wherein the turbo shaft engine is arranged on frames above a front axle, and an axis of an output shaft of the turbo shaft engine is located on a symmetry plane of the vehicle body, a rotor of the electric generator and the output shaft of the turbo shaft engine are connected to each other, the battery pack is arranged on frames between front and rear axles, the drive motors drive front and rear wheels to rotate, the storage tank is arranged on frames in front of and in vicinity of the rear axle, and the storage tank is configured to store liquefied natural gas, compressed natural gas or fuel oil to be used by the turbo shaft engine, the independent regenerator is located below the turbo shaft engine and is used to preheat inlet air of the turbo shaft engine using exhaust gas discharged therefrom, the vehicle control unit and the battery controller are located at two sides of the turbo shaft engine respectively, the gas controller is located in front of the storage tank and electrically connected to the vehicle control unit, and the gas controller controls supplement of fuel to a combustion chamber of the turbo shaft engine, and wherein: the vehicle control unit comprises a converter and an inverter, the electric generator is a three-phase high-speed permanent magnet motor, a three-phase output end of the three-phase high speed permanent magnet motor is connected to a three-phase end of the converter, DC ends of the converter are connected to DC input ends of the battery controller and of the inverter respectively, and a three-phase output end of the inverter is connected to a three-phase end of each of the drive motors, or the vehicle control unit comprises an inverter, the electric generator consists of both a three-phase AC electric generator and a converter, output ends of the electric generator are connected to DC input ends of the battery controller and of the inverter respectively, and a three-phase output end of the inverter is connected to a three-phase end of each of the drive motors. an independent regenerator, a vehicle control unit, a battery controller and a gas controller, wherein the turbo shaft engine is arranged on frames above a front axle, and an axis of an output shaft of the turbo shaft engine is located on a symmetry plane of the vehicle body, a rotor of the electric generator and the output shaft of the turbo shaft engine are connected to each other, the battery pack is arranged on frames between front and rear axles, the drive motors drive front and rear wheels to rotate, the storage tank is arranged on frames in front of and in vicinity of the rear axle, and the storage tank is configured to store liquefied natural gas, compressed natural gas or fuel oil to be used by the turbo shaft engine, the independent regenerator is located below the turbo shaft engine and is used to preheat inlet air of the turbo shaft engine using exhaust gas discharged therefrom, the vehicle control unit and the battery controller are located at two sides of the turbo shaft engine respectively, the gas controller is located in front of the storage tank and electrically connected to the vehicle control unit, and the gas controller controls supplement of fuel to a combustion chamber of the turbo shaft engine, and wherein: the vehicle control unit comprises a converter and an inverter, the electric generator is a three-phase high-speed permanent magnet motor, a three-phase output end of the three-phase high speed permanent magnet motor is connected to a three-phase end of the converter, DC ends of the converter are connected to DC input ends of the battery controller and of the inverter respectively, and a three-phase output end of the inverter is connected to a three-phase end of each of the drive motors, or the vehicle control unit comprises an inverter, the electric generator consists of both a three-phase AC electric generator and a converter, output ends of the electric generator are connected to DC input ends of the battery controller and of the inverter respectively, and a three-phase output end of the inverter is connected to a three-phase end of each of the drive motors. the vehicle control unit comprises a converter and an inverter, the electric generator is a three-phase high-speed permanent magnet motor, a three-phase output end of the three-phase high speed permanent magnet motor is connected to a three-phase end of the converter, DC ends of the converter are connected to DC input ends of the battery controller and of the inverter respectively, and a three-phase output end of the inverter is connected to a three-phase end of each of the drive motors, or the vehicle control unit comprises an inverter, the electric generator consists of both a three-phase AC electric generator and a converter, output ends of the electric generator are connected to DC input ends of the battery controller and of the inverter respectively, and a three-phase output end of the inverter is connected to a three-phase end of each of the drive motors.