Will design save the electric car?
It is not impossible.
Considered until now as a means of seduction and differentiation, style is becoming an instrument in the service of energy efficiency, a key issue for vehicles with rechargeable batteries to pass from shadow to light.
Since we no longer reason in liters per 100 km but in autonomy and electric range, the work of designers and aerodynamicists has regained all its nobility.
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After a phase of adapting existing models to electric power, we are in the process of switching to a new generation of vehicles based on dedicated architectures.
This revolution makes it possible to completely overcome the constraints of a thermal model thanks to the compactness of the components and the installation of the battery pack under the floor.
Main consequence: despite a reduced size compared to a gasoline vehicle, the interior space is more important.
At the same time, a use ...
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