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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
Sure, we were discussing the Alpha Romeo specifically, and no matter where the ICE is, you have to work out the cooling system to be as low drag as possible.
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Sure, but there's no reason to repeat its design flaws and shortcomings
That's a huge engine in a small car, so it wasn't really meant to be ecological nor economical.
Teleported to today, and transformed to an eco-vehicle, the engine would be much smaller, be in a different position either freeing up internal space or allowing a smaller and lighter vehicle,
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With an EV, the motor(s) are far more compact than with an ICE, and they require far less (if any?) cooling, so there are many packaging and aerodynamic options.
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Those recent <1L ICEs are pretty small though.
All electric motors we have at work are cooled by either air or water, and they would overheat when cooling fails - during heat waves, we have to put water on some of the pump motors to keep them from overheating.
So yeah, better expect to need some cooling.
On EVs, high performance batteries also need temperature control , again adding to the complexity.