The problem with this is that, for over 100 years, car design has followed function, and that function has included a stonking motor in the front. That shape has defined how we think a car should look like for generations. Along come EVs, which have a completely different set of functional requirements, and suddenly there’s no need for things like a long hood. Car designers now have to marry the form of a car that only needs to account a large plate of batteries near the bottom with the expectations of customers who have a crystallized vision of what a normal car’s proportions should look like. The end result are EVs that many think look odd.
The problem with this is that, for over 100 years, car design has followed function, and that function has included a stonking motor in the front. That shape has defined how we think a car should look like for generations. Along come EVs, which have a completely different set of functional requirements, and suddenly there’s no need for things like a long hood. Car designers now have to marry the form of a car that only needs to account a large plate of batteries near the bottom with the expectations of customers who have a crystallized vision of what a normal car’s proportions should look like. The end result are EVs that many think look odd.