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This has been my complaint of every EV up until the Tesla Model S. EV seems to equate to no aesthetic design to manufacturers. All you have to do is look at the
by bronco21016 8y ago
This has been my complaint of every EV up until the Tesla Model S. EV seems to equate to no aesthetic design to manufacturers. All you have to do is look at the Chevy Bolt. It’s sad we even call that thing a car IMHO.
- blang 8y agoThe opposite was true with the initial success of the Prius, the ugliness was a feature.
- dsfyu404ed 8y agoThe ugliness was simply the result of the relative priority of aerodynamics and prettiness.
- Retric 8y agoThe Tesla model 3 has a lower drag confident than the original Prius while looking much more like a normal car. The hatchback is inherently a poor choice from an efficiency standpoint. Oddly they are both beaten by the Audi A4 sedan and several others.
- olivermarks 8y agoI've always thought of the Prius design as similar to Birkenstock shoes - not pretty but the most practical in terms of aerodynamics and arch support. EV's need to focus more on aerodynamics to eke out range rather than look fast, which they are already are at low speeds across their torque band anyway.
- gwbas1c 8y agoThe model 3 doesn't look like an ordinary car, it looks like an "I own the road" sports car.
- maxsilver 8y agoI'd argue the opposite. I wish car companies would push their EVs further into the futuristic aesthetic. The Chevy Bolt is a wonderful vehicle, but it looks almost exactly like a legacy gasoline car. A regular person could easily mistake it for the current Chevy Spark. Similarly, the Chevy Volt looks almost exactly like a Chevy Malibu. And a Nissan Leaf looks fairly similar to a Nissan Note. I'm aware that they don't want the car to look too "scary" or unusual, and it's a huge cost savings to re-purpose existing parts/designs. But just as a personal preference, I wish the more EV-focused concept-car-styled designs could actually make it to market.
- fooblitzky 8y agoI think the BMW i3 struck a good balance with futuristic looks. It's just different enough to be noticeable, but not so different to appear impractical or off-putting.