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Re:Tesla Plunges After a Conference Call by DaiPlusPlus on Thursday May 03, 2018 @06:04PM (#16990416)
I drive a Tesla MX. If Tesla folds and my car gets destroyed I’m tempted to get the Jaguar iPace - it’s the only other “skateboard” BEV currently available. I don’t understand why all the other BEVs go for the “batteries in the trunk”-design when the skateboard model is clearly far superior.
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Re:Tesla Plunges After a Conference Call by kbob on Friday May 04, 2018 @08:40AM (#16994071)
You have to redesign the whole car to make room for underfloor batteries. EVs based on existing platforms have to work within the platform's constraints.

The Chevy Bolt is a clean-sheet design and is also a "skateboard".

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