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Without more battery breakthroughs, I think you would almost have to do some kind of aftermarket/custom conversion. To get the kind of lightweight car you prefe
by saltcured 3y ago
Without more battery breakthroughs, I think you would almost have to do some kind of aftermarket/custom conversion. To get the kind of lightweight car you prefer, you need to limit the battery weight too much. Meanwhile, the mass market still has range anxiety.
Look at some of those EV cars setup for famous hill climbing races, where they plan out the amount of charge they need for one short race.
Then, work backwards from there what tradeoffs you would make to extend range beyond this one sprint. More battery weight for more stored charge? Less power to optimize the motor and electronics efficiency? Aero optimized for low drag instead of downforce/stability? Tires optimizes for low rolling resistance instead of sticky cornering?...