I like that electric cars are starting to have smaller hoods. With the battery located at the bottom of the car and the electric motors at or in the wheels, there is no need for a long hood.
Just switching to electric will not solve our mobility problems. Cars need to get smaller and lighter and we need fewer of them, not more.
I'm looking forward to what's on the horizon in the european L7e category (up to 450kg w/out battery), for example the Microlino. DLR is also doing some interesting research in this area with their NGC Safe Light Regional Vehicle (SLRV). They recently did some crash tests with promising results:
https://www.dlr.de/dlr/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10122/333_r...
Just switching to electric will not solve our mobility problems. Cars need to get smaller and lighter and we need fewer of them, not more.
I'm looking forward to what's on the horizon in the european L7e category (up to 450kg w/out battery), for example the Microlino. DLR is also doing some interesting research in this area with their NGC Safe Light Regional Vehicle (SLRV). They recently did some crash tests with promising results: https://www.dlr.de/dlr/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10122/333_r...