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Originally Posted by ZDan
Easy enough to put stiffer springs in back and softer in front to balance the handling. Stock car is woefully front-heavy anyway, IMO...
"People"? Yeah, a lot of folks need to be able to go a lot farther than that. But a lot of people don't. No, a car like this isn't for everyone.
??? Irrelevant. I rode my electric bike just as I would ride my ICE motorcycle. You would have had a time doing my commute either on a bicycle or via public transportation.
It is an improvement in terms of emissions. And weight distribution 
I hope that before we go to all autonomous cars we at least have an era were there are smallish/fun rwd electric cars for a bit. Not counting on it... Still it's great to see projects like this.
FWIW here's my electric SV650 motorcycle I built with some help from my friends: |
Sure you could add heavier springs and compensate for the weight but that changes the dynamics even more. You could also work at spreading the batteries out instead of just using the space that is already there from the ICE design.
It is fun that both the new Subaru Global Platform and Toyota Architecture are clearly stated to be easily adaptable to hybrid and electric vehicles. You may get your wish of a
proper electric sports car sooner than you think.
I think that at some level we actually agree in most points and I am just trying to say that this particular set up is not practical or really beneficial. It is just baby steps towards the future of modding.