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It has the smallest frontal area of an car I can think of. The engineers needed the front wheels to be a certain distance apart, and they want the side crush zone to be adequate. It is the most efficient car in "production" - and it has the lowest CdA, too. In fact, it is almost 25% lower than the EV1.
If it went back to a tandem seating position, it would either lose practical space for the passenger, or it would make the car longer. The battery pack would have to be relocated, which would either make the car even longer, or it would make it taller - which would negate the gains, while making it less practical.
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