What happened to EVs? The sudden slowdown in electric car sales is a symptom of a much uglier problemEurope appears to be working on electrification of A-segment as means to create affordable BEVs. Granted, A-Segment is a small percentage of their vehicles, but allows pursuit of efficiency as a means to lower costs. In this case energy efficiency is inherent in smaller size and lower mass.
Language used in one of the articles caught my attention: The next generation Renault Twingo will be a "fit-for-purpose urban vehicle." Like executive said, "it doesn't make sense to use a 2.5-ton car to move a single person in the city".
Obviously, A-Segment vehicles are too small for significant mass-adoption in US, but perhaps similar approach with compact sedans could work here. The US version of a "fit-for-purpose urban vehicle" may have to be considerably larger than a Fiat 500e or Renault Twingo for idea to gain traction, but concept of manufacturers focusing on more affordable vehicles may have merit.
https://insideevs.com/news/696437/2026-renault-twingo-is-hyper-efficient-ev-comeback-under-22000-usd/
P.S. — That's first reference I've seen of a manufacturer targeting 100 kilometers of range per 10 kWh of battery capacity, a number I suggested a while back could make small BEVs much more affordable. It will be interesting to see how close Renault come to achieving goal, as well as how Tesla Model 2 compares. Time will tell.Fri, 05 Jan 2024 20:38:57 +0000
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