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h4t35 t1_j2wjclk wrote

A good buffer front and behind you, may help you and others in an accident. So I think this should stay. Talking about aerodynamics (what actual EV's need), it can come to a drop shape and the frunk goes missing.

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julie78787 t1_j2wljy3 wrote

Or it could be the size of the utterly useless storage behind the seats in my Corvette.

I buy luggage so it fits there. Barely.

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Lord_Metagross t1_j30acqs wrote

What generation? My c6 has killer storage imo

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julie78787 t1_j31pw5q wrote

C3. If I ever replace mine, I'd likely go for a C5 over a C6.

Definitely not a C7 or C4.

If I win the lottery maybe a numbers-matching C2.

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ioncloud9 t1_j2wjdsc wrote

Electric cars today are transitional designs. Still using vestigial designs of ICE cars. The front end of the car does provide a crumple zone to protect the occupants but it could be designed to be completely occupied in the future.

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Plane_Crab_8623 t1_j2wkzjc wrote

Yeah ev s can be light and spacious. The automobile needs a total rethink and redesign. It can literally be a CPU on wheels

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kmosiman t1_j2wqrr3 wrote

Crumple zone. Plus depending on air flow it's a good place to mount the heat exchanger for the AC and battery temperature control system (heat pump).

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sonofagunn t1_j2ws2qq wrote

I think in most cases the feet of the people in the front are behind the front axles. Maybe the axles could be under people's butts but that would be a dramatic change leaving no crumple zone or an exaggerated front overhang over the axles.

Some EVs, such as a Tesla Model S, have already pushed the axles really close to the front of the car so I don't think there is a lot of room to move the passengers further forward.

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UniversalMomentum t1_j2wsjrx wrote

You need it to be a crumple zone because head on is deadly and common and you don't need it for much else with an EV so I'd guess it will be storage. Most imagined energy sources, even if not explosive, are best not put in the front crumple zone and the weight of the energy storage is best kept low so designs will favor low batteries under the car UNLESS they go with a battery swapping design, but I still don't think they'd do that from the front vs the back.

Maybe someday cars will not need crumple zones, like airbags on the outside or something, but that's not happening any time soon. They just need to focus on making decent cars cheap enough and safe enough to not get a bad reputation on the products right now. Customers will mostly appreciate the new EVs looking like the cars they are used to.

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pab_guy t1_j2wumgd wrote

Yeah... it's not like having a crumple zone, longer wheelbase, and additional storage is a downside, and aerodynamically I'm guessing it's also a plus. No reason to get rid of the front, and plenty of benefits.

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bitpartmozart13 t1_j2wtxzq wrote

You will see more mono volumes and less 3-box designs. Shorter overhangs to optimize interior space. Every market is still different but I would take a look at Tokyo Motor Show or Japan Mobility Show as it is called now for clues on where innovation is going.

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