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Do EVs really have to be so tall though? If they need capacity can't they be made wider or longer?

giantg2 4y ago
I'm looking forward to the battery tech that is currently in testing. It's supposed to be 4x better than today, at around 1kWh/1kg. As long as it pans out, that could mean 2x the distance with 1/2x the battery weight.
xp84 4y ago
Sure, but people like being in the tall car. Kind of an arms race situation for 25 years. More and more people have tall cars, so “I don’t wanna be the loser in the short car who can’t see over all these a*holes!” says every SUV buyer.
- GordonS 4y ago
  I actually hate being in a tall car - the level of roll is just horrible! I much prefer being close to the road.
  - xp84 4y ago
    Same actually!
- TylerE 4y ago
  A big factor is older folks. A midsize crossover where they can basically just slide right into the seat is way easier to get in and out of vs a low tide height car where they have to raise/lower a good portion of their body weight. Lotta bad hips and knees in the 50+ demographic.
  - paulryanrogers 4y ago
    That only explains some of the height. And the front end could still be made lower so folks don't get as easily pulled underneath
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mdorazio 4y ago
Wider and/or longer make a vehicle more difficult to park and to turn in tight urban areas.
the_third_wave 4y ago
> Do EVs really have to be so tall though? If they need capacity can't they be made wider or longer? Suddenly ahead of me Across the mountainside A gleaming alloy air-car Shoots towards me two lanes wide Oh, I spin around with shrieking tires To run the deadly race Go screaming through the valley As another joins the chase Ride like the wind Straining the limits Of machine and man Laughing out loud with fear and hope I've got a desperate plan At the one-lane bridge I leave the giants stranded At the riverside Race back to the farm To dream with my uncle At the fireside https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LXKZq0fYDw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LXKZq0fYDw Based on "A nice morning drive" by Richard S. Foster (https://www.scribd.com/doc/33762958/A-Nice-Morning-Drive# https://www.scribd.com/doc/33762958/A-Nice-Morning-Drive#)
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I'm looking forward to the battery tech that is currently in testing. It's supposed to be 4x better than today, at around 1kWh/1kg. As long as it pans out, that could mean 2x the distance with 1/2x the battery weight.

xp84 4y ago

Sure, but people like being in the tall car. Kind of an arms race situation for 25 years. More and more people have tall cars, so “I don’t wanna be the loser in the short car who can’t see over all these a*holes!” says every SUV buyer.

GordonS 4y ago
I actually hate being in a tall car - the level of roll is just horrible! I much prefer being close to the road.
- xp84 4y ago
  Same actually!
TylerE 4y ago
A big factor is older folks. A midsize crossover where they can basically just slide right into the seat is way easier to get in and out of vs a low tide height car where they have to raise/lower a good portion of their body weight. Lotta bad hips and knees in the 50+ demographic.
- paulryanrogers 4y ago
  That only explains some of the height. And the front end could still be made lower so folks don't get as easily pulled underneath
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mdorazio 4y ago

Wider and/or longer make a vehicle more difficult to park and to turn in tight urban areas.

the_third_wave 4y ago

> Do EVs really have to be so tall though? If they need capacity can't they be made wider or longer? Suddenly ahead of me Across the mountainside A gleaming alloy air-car Shoots towards me two lanes wide Oh, I spin around with shrieking tires To run the deadly race Go screaming through the valley As another joins the chase Ride like the wind Straining the limits Of machine and man Laughing out loud with fear and hope I've got a desperate plan At the one-lane bridge I leave the giants stranded At the riverside Race back to the farm To dream with my uncle At the fireside https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LXKZq0fYDw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LXKZq0fYDw Based on "A nice morning drive" by Richard S. Foster (https://www.scribd.com/doc/33762958/A-Nice-Morning-Drive# https://www.scribd.com/doc/33762958/A-Nice-Morning-Drive#)

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