Eli5: since electric engines have a lot fewer moving parts, why does it take car manufacturers much longer to develop new electric cars?
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Off the top of my head: current cars:
Have in general lower instant torque so the suspension doesn’t have to be as strong, for a similar shaped EV.
Has most of the weight up front so it’s built stronger there compared to EVs who are built with most of the weight in the middle.
Weights a lot less than EVs (until batteries get better)
All this means redoing everything under the car to get EV like performance, durability and characteristics. It also means having to build their own battery technology, motor technology that isn’t copying someone and trying to come with something different on the market.
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