Also, much of what makes up the configuration of today’s cars has to do with the needs of the engine and drivetrain i.e.: gotta have space for the driveshaft, the exhaust, engine’s gotta have room and positioning, the gas tank is where it is for safety reasons… etc.
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An EV takes all those rules and throws them in the dumpster. When designed to be an EV from the ground up, anything is possible. Batteries can be positioned in any number of places, you can have a single electric motor or even 2 or 4 wheel motors. Such things as weight distribution, center of gravity and other characteristics can be completely under control in the design of the car, while with conventional cars it’s a balancing act that ends up being an imperfect compromise the vast majority of the time.
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I’ve always liked cars using current IC technology, but the more I’ve learned about electric, the more apparent it’s turning out to be an awesome way to power cars. It’s the future, but if auto makers don’t embrace developing it HONESTLY it’ll just be a future that should have been, and could have been.

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I like it!

Electric cars produce torque from zero RPM. Their accelleration curve can be tenacious. I’ve read descriptions comparing performance to being in a scaled-up remote control racer.
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Better yet, battery technology like Lithium Ion and certainly lead-acid like in this Porsche is out of date. New battery technology like Nano Titanate can recharge in only 10 MINUTES (um, how long does it take to fill your car up?), and propel a car for 150 miles. Better yet, these new batteries doin’t wear out like the NiCad or Lithium batteries in your camera, cell phone or laptop. They have a useable lifespan of over 20 years (how long was the longest you’ve owned a car?).

Aside from being able to save gas and be environmentally friendly, what else are the benefits of an electric car? Does it produce the same power, speed and excitement as to those of gasoline?