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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
They use a slightly different definition of "endurance" than I do... I'm thinking this will be on the frail end of the spectrum as in, a big pothole might take this out vs a more heavily built conventional car. That's not saying I don't like it.
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Weight is the enemy of endurance. A brick dropped from a height will break into a million pieces that a block of styrofoam will survive (even in a vacuum).
If it doesn't meet crash safety standards, then there's no reason it can't be much lighter than VW's XL1. It will likely make use of the same loop hole that kit cars do.
Batteries weight more than fuel per equivalent energy content, but EV's are designed to only carry one day's fuel supply on board (while the ICE carries one weeks). By the sound of it the batteries won't be very big 10kWh is only around 220lbs.