@schizoidman@lemmy.ml to Electric Vehicles@lemmy.worldEnglish • 3 months agoEVs are taking over the rest of the world much faster than the USelectrek.coexternal-linkmessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up1208arrow-down17
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minus-square@jj4211@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•2 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-square@burble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilink1•edit-22 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.