[free_rms]

They have a lot of experience in every part of the car except the drive train. And once you have the battery, the rest of the drive train is.. pretty easy? I think? You're just hooking 2 motors to 2 wheels?

Someone tell me what I'm missing here.

Edit: someone down thread pointed out charging station build out.

[m463]

You could arguably say they've been working on electric drivetrains longer than anyone with the EV-1, then volt, spark, bolt, etc..

Now were they GOOD drivetrains, I don't know. There are a lot of tradeoffs there I don't understand, like is AC induction what we want, or should permanent magnets be a part of the design.

[gmueckl]

An electric drive train is mechanically a lot simpler than a combustion engine based one. But you still need a battery management and charging control system to keep the battery alive. I think that this is the other half of the battle for efficient electric cars (besides battery chemistry and manufacturing).

[chihuahua]

I'm really hoping that the electric car future doesn't involve every manufacturer having to build their own network of charging stations.

[rasz]

>They have a lot of experience in every part of the car except the drive train.

and to this day they cant make a truck dash that doesnt crack after 5 years in Nebraska sun.