The move to electric drive opens up fascinating opportunities to fundamentally change the architecture of a vehicle. If you were to design an electric vehicle (EV) from a clean sheet of paper, what would it be like? There is no reason why it should have the same architecture as today's internal combustion (IC) engine vehicles, honed over decades to the perfect layout for a dense but heavy powertrain fuelled by an energy-dense liquid that can be replenished in a few minutes.
展开▼