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by lbradstreet 3731 days ago
One theory is that electric cars look distinctively ugly because their owners want them to stand out as an eco friendly car. The Prius tail is an example of this.

I think that it limits how mass market you can go, however it seemed to work for the Prius.

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Well, the Prius -- and a number of other vehicles -- have that shape tail for aero efficiency reasons.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kammback

Interesting. That's a bit counter intuitive - thanks for the counter argument.