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Hehe · 11-13-2020, 07:19 PM

Too many companies, legacy ICE makers and pure EV player like NIO, BYD, XPENG... etc have the same problem.

They have/hire people with strong exp. and knowledge about making ICE cars. Worse, their C-suites are all mostly from ICE background.

What you end up with is a whole bunch of cars that were either sharing design/manufacturing/parts with ICEs or have a close relation to it.

They are so constrained by their understanding on cars (which are ICE based) that it prevents them to do things from a perspective suitable for EV. And EVs... except they do the same thing and have 4 wheels, they are closer to smartphones in our pockets than ICE cars.

Like him or not, it takes someone like Elon Musk, who has no ICE background whatsoever to design EVs that have some appeal to the general public. He focuses more on a balance of form/function/value for an EV and yet not limited to certain stereotyping. The Cybertruck is a perfect example of how to do an EV pickup truck. If Tesla had gone the "typical" pickup design, it'd have come up with something that has less range, less performance and higher price. Instead, he gave up on the traditional design, came up with a way to be tough and minimal cost (frame is casted with no paint required on top).

11-13-2020, 07:19 PM	#20
Hehe OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: YVR/TPE Posts: 5,223 Thanked 3,284 Times in 1,455 Posts Failed 685 Times in 223 Posts	Too many companies, legacy ICE makers and pure EV player like NIO, BYD, XPENG... etc have the same problem. They have/hire people with strong exp. and knowledge about making ICE cars. Worse, their C-suites are all mostly from ICE background. What you end up with is a whole bunch of cars that were either sharing design/manufacturing/parts with ICEs or have a close relation to it. They are so constrained by their understanding on cars (which are ICE based) that it prevents them to do things from a perspective suitable for EV. And EVs... except they do the same thing and have 4 wheels, they are closer to smartphones in our pockets than ICE cars. Like him or not, it takes someone like Elon Musk, who has no ICE background whatsoever to design EVs that have some appeal to the general public. He focuses more on a balance of form/function/value for an EV and yet not limited to certain stereotyping. The Cybertruck is a perfect example of how to do an EV pickup truck. If Tesla had gone the "typical" pickup design, it'd have come up with something that has less range, less performance and higher price. Instead, he gave up on the traditional design, came up with a way to be tough and minimal cost (frame is casted with no paint required on top). __________________ Nothing for now