[wbradley]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Unless there is a change in battery tech, I don't see this becoming a thing if you want any type of practical range. To run a couple of laps maybe, but as a DD there is no place to put the batteries that won't mess up the CG and/or eliminate all your storage space. It might be practical in a body on frame older car or a truck, since you could design and replace the sled, but doesn't seem practical in a unibody.

Battery packs in EVs are low for a reason.

Nobody said they'd use identical floorpans. And COG would improve with electrification if the battery pack is the floor as Tesla does it. Solid state battery tech can potentially allow a more optimal shape for batteries, just as fuel tanks are shaped to accommodate the vehicle vs vise versa.

Somebody should be scrambling to develop performance electric drive systems for mid market. I suppose the funding will come from the upscale sales. Maybe an all electric sport coupe similar to the Lotus Tesla but a bit more Lexus or Toyota. The tech needs to reach a point that it can make a margin and as electrification absorbs more of the market the cost of producing an electric drive train should reach optimization. Finite alkali metal availability and clean power generation needs to progress.