ICEV most like to see as BEV?

[JoeDimwit]

Mustang

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[pr0t0c0l_dr01d]

Honda Odyssey

This is the way.

The world needs an EV AWD minivan with 8 seat capacity and a built-in trailer hitch. That would be the perfect family car. I need cargo capacity and the ability to deal with winter conditions without getting stuck.

 

[roamtheworld]

Mazda Miata for my wife so she can replace her 1997 that she loves so much... (Yes, @dtbaker61, I know about your e-Miata and I'm insanely jealous, but haven't found one like it and haven't found a reasonable conversion option.)

Second the Miata

Subaru Impreza Sport
We just bought my son his first car an Impreza 4-door and it's fun to drive with quick steering and throttle.

Second a vote for Expedition. Our old 2019 Expedition would make a great EV. Listening @Ford Motor Company

 

[Mach1E]

Probably you're right, but you'd think the rigidity of the battery skateboard would be awesome for a convertible. No extra weight needed to stiffen it up.

An EV Triumph/Alfa/MG would be sweet, but I'd miss the unsynchronized shifting and percussive maintenance on the carbs.

But you’d need way more structure to keep it from killing you in a rollover with the weight of a battery.

In order to make a low volume niche car (BEV) high volume, they all went after the highest volume categories (small sedans and crossovers).

The problem is that when everyone has the same idea…… it’s no longer a great idea. First to market with a mainstream brand full size suv or sports coupe will do well.

But convertibles……. Super low volume. You’ll have to settle for a roadster.

 

[ctenidae]

But you’d need way more structure to keep it from killing you in a rollover with the weight of a battery.

In order to make a low volume niche car (BEV) high volume, they all went after the highest volume categories (small sedans and crossovers).

The problem is that when everyone has the same idea…… it’s no longer a great idea. First to market with a mainstream brand full size suv or sports coupe will do well.

But convertibles……. Super low volume. You’ll have to settle for a roadster.

All true. You don't think a pop up hoop would keep a 2 ton battery from squishing you?

Still, a convertible would be nice, while we're in the land of WhatIf...

 

[Doug&Julie]

RE: a convertible EV...Porsche is reportedly making a Boxster convertible. But interestingly...if you believe some of the preliminary "reports", they're not basing it on the typical skateboard chassis of most modern EVs, but they intend to package it more like the current Boxster...battery packs in front of and behind the cabin with a single rear motor...in order to give the driver a lower seating and similar "feel" of the current car. Wonder how true this is....

But in general, I have great confidence there will be more convertible EVs (Europe has the 500e convertible...and don't forget the OG Tesla...and how about that new Manx?!?). Right now car companies are making EVs that will sell (SUVs and trucks). As the EV industry grows, we'll see more special cars come along.

 

[JSeis]

Our Flex w/Mach E running gear LOL

 

[mixduptransistor]

Probably you're right, but you'd think the rigidity of the battery skateboard would be awesome for a convertible. No extra weight needed to stiffen it up.

An EV Triumph/Alfa/MG would be sweet, but I'd miss the unsynchronized shifting and percussive maintenance on the carbs.

I don't think it's about stiffening it up, it's about the weight the car would need to support if it flipped over

 

[jbooth]

Mach E charging speed (or better), range, and at least single motor performance in the Honda Fit package*... so a bolt ev that doesn't suck.

I'm not sure it'd be physically possible. The battery in the MME weighs more than half what the fit does. They'd need a lot more efficient mi/kwh numbers so they could shrink the pack.

*: including the magic seat.

 

[JoeDimwit]

But you’d need way more structure to keep it from killing you in a rollover with the weight of a battery.
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it’s gonna Be pretty tricky to roll a car with the center of gravity of a BEV.

 

[Guss-E 2021]

FWD Maverick.

Oh Frak yes! I'm tempted to get one in a hybrid version (emphasis on tempted).

 

[Guss-E 2021]

Honda’s EV is plan is just too far off to get excited about any of it. Last I read they were gonna use the GM platform?

Interesting. As far as being far off goes, I think I want to see what happens when all the LFP and solid state dust settles in a few years. Our MMEs will probably still have decent value at that point (good trade-in value). In other words, by the time a lot of these hyped BEVs are actually available, I might just be ready to trade up.

 

[Guss-E 2021]

Mustang 2-door coupe, for all the haters.

I think this every time I see a Mach-1 or a Shelby. Though I get just as many waves as I get head shakes.

 

[Guss-E 2021]

Second the Miata

Subaru Impreza Sport
We just bought my son his first car an Impreza 4-door and it's fun to drive with quick steering and throttle.

Second a vote for Expedition. Our old 2019 Expedition would make a great EV. Listening @Ford Motor Company

Yes I do hope manufactures pay attention to this sort of thread. I'm sure they get caught between what they can engineer inexpensively with decent margins and what customers actually want and, more importantly, will open their wallets for.

 

[TonyaE]

Ford Bronco. This one:

This is the way.
I would give up my MME in a heartbeat for this beast.