Future EV designs offer drivers more space and leisure, with fewer parts making production more sustainable
, but eventually opted for a more traditional raked design because the air resistance reduced the vehicle’s range.The skateboard means electric cars tend to be a few centimetres taller, and many carmakers have started with bulky sports utility vehicles first so they can fit in more batteries. But there is still more space for passengers.
Citroën, one of Vauxhall’s stablemates under the Stellantis conglomerate, has already shown one option: the Ami is aPhotograph: Ed Alcock/The GuardianAdams believes the electric revolution could finally arrest the move towards bigger SUVs. “The days of the growing cars forever more are gone,” he says. “We don’t need to have massive footprint cars any more.”Photograph: Sascha Steinbach/EPA
For instance, a car’s front grille can contain 10 to 15 pieces, so dispensing with it reduces complication when it comes to fixing or recycling. BMW’s i Vision Circular showed how a car could be made with only seven materials – all recyclable. Achieving that at scale will be another matter, however.Forget the steering wheel
Changing “one big thing changes 100 smaller things”, he adds. Less driving means less need for easily accessed controls, so cars will swap the aeroplane cockpit, stuffed full of buttons and switches, for a cleaner look which is more about leisure.
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