schizoidman@lemmy.ml to [Dormant] Electric Vehicles@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoEVs are taking over the rest of the world much faster than the USelectrek.coexternal-linkmessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up1208arrow-down18
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minus-squarejj4211@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoOne reason is that for a “little car you can toss around”, the battery weight is a bit of a challenge. So starting with larger form factors makes sense where: -They are more popular anyway -The weight difference isn’t as noticable
minus-squareburble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-27 months agoComparing a few weights: GTI: 3100 lbs Bolt EV: 3500 lbs Model 3: 3800 lbs id3: 3900 lbs That same weight isn’t doable, but it seems like they can get close.
One reason is that for a “little car you can toss around”, the battery weight is a bit of a challenge. So starting with larger form factors makes sense where: -They are more popular anyway -The weight difference isn’t as noticable
Comparing a few weights:
That same weight isn’t doable, but it seems like they can get close.