This is in the wake of Volkswagen CEO recently saying that small cars from now on will be primarily electric>The European Union may be loosening fleet emissions targets to allow combustion engines beyond 2035, but it still firmly believes that “the future is electric.” While new regulations usually add headaches for automakers, there’s one bullet point in the EU’s “Automotive Package” they should universally welcome. It calls for the creation of a distinct subcategory of small electric vehicles, dubbed “M1E.”>How small? To qualify for the M1E class, a car must be no longer than 4.2 meters (165.3 inches). That’s still considerably larger than Japan’s kei cars, which are limited to 3.4 meters (133.8 inches). Length isn’t the only requirement, though. These vehicles must be fully electric and assembled in one of the EU’s 27 member states.>Automakers will be encouraged to develop small EVs through so-called “super credits.” An M1E-certified vehicle will count as 1.3 instead of the usual 1, effectively delivering a 30-percent advantage toward CO2 compliance targets. The EU also wants to freeze the requirements for this new class for 10 years, giving manufacturers the stability needed for long-term planning>The EU believes establishing the “M1E” category will simplify the legal framework for member states looking to incentivize small EVs through subsidies, tax breaks, and discounted charging. Owners could also benefit from road toll exemptions and preferential access to lanes or parking.https://www.motor1.com/news/782180/eu-new-small-electric-vehicle-category/
>>28770956Not sure if there is a weight limit too but there should be. A car that's considered small should weigh no more than 1.500kg. Even that is heavy as fuck but EV batteries are heavy by physical law.These requirements would be applicable on cars like Renault 5 and Twingo. Big win for Renault.
There are really only two types of vehicles that benefit from being EVs -- SUVs, and subcompacts. Subcompacts have always been about fuel efficiency, which EVs have in spades, greatly benefit from the space savings EVs offer with their motors taking up less space and leaving more room for passengers, and EV motors being surprisingly power dense means these small little cars can be surprisingly punchy when configured this way.SUVs benefit from all the same things, but from other directions. SUVs have shit fuel efficiency, so improving them is a huge benefit to the class. SUVs often have underpowered engines for their size as they try to chase better fuel economy, so having power dense EV motors can give them better pickup and power delivery. And SUVs are all about maximizing interior space, and EVs let them get even more of it when designed from the ground up to be an EV.
>>28770956Who even dares about that? How much onions so you need to drink to enter those?
>>28770978You forget sedan my dark brother. Sedans are the ideal EVs. Their low air resistance coupled with long frame makes them perfect as battery driven vehicles. You can with ease fit a big 100kWh battery on an EV and with low air resistance get insane range. You get the absolute best range, quick acceleration and plenty of space in trunk and frunk too. The best EVs are sedans.
>>28771002Nah, the point of sedans is to be fun to drive. EVs are not fun to drive. Subcompacts and SUVs are already soulless, so who gives a shit if they're EVs nobody was ever going to enjoy themselves inside those cuckmobiles in the first place, but if somebody actively chooses a sedan over one of those two it's because they want something that is at least a little bit fun.
>>28771005Something like a pigfat 5k lb G70 BMW (not the i7, the regular one) isn't really fun to drive. Regular cars have been bloatmaxxing alongside electric ones.
>>28771170>G70 BMWBMW hasn't been able to figure out electric power steering, their chassis dynamics are fine it's just their steering is dogshit
>>287709671500 is aleady way too fucking heavy
>>28771005>but if somebody actively chooses a sedan over one of those two it's because they want something that is at least a little bit fun.Or if they want an EV with the absolute best efficiency and performance possible, while retaining most of the sedan appeal of a low ride with good road responsiveness.
>>28770978retard takethere are only 3 types of vehicles that DONT benefit from being EVs1) fun/exciting sports cars. EVs are boring. very good at being fast, economical, reliable, but boring. they all feel the same and they don't make sexy noises (and if they do, its fake, which defeats the point)2) light vehicles. this greatly intersects with the above category, as sports cars need to be light, but it also includes small econoboxes. the ev drivetrain is heavy af. if you're replacing the bigass v8 and tranny of a giant suv or big luxosedan, that kinda sorta evens out, and what remainder there is is a small % of the overall mass. but if you're instead replacing a sub 2liter 4pot in a < 3k lb econobox, not so much. also, you get way less benefits from switching to EV, vastly reduced savings, both in the financial and the environmental sense. in a big suv, going from a sub 20mpg v8 to an ev drivetrain is a big win for your wallet and for emissions. switching from a 50mpg econobox engine to ev though, not so much3) truggs that have to tow. should be pretty self explanatory. every other kind of vehicle is strictly better off as an EV.
