>So compact is the 70kg HPD EV powertrain - 600mm wide by 440mm deep by as little as 280mm tall, that the motor, inverter, single-speed transmission and cooling system assembly fits under the bonnet of a classic Mini, in a quad bike or under the loading platform of a light commercial vehicle
I can see an utility of a (relatively) low cost version of something like this for a large part of services (think of repairmen/electricians/plumbers/small couriers) that could maybe make their vans "hybrid" without replacing them, and even if they wouldn't have that much of autonomy, it could be enough to allow for entering city centres on electric (at the cost of some reduced carrying load, lost to the batteries) and do the delivery/whatever without polluting there.
At least here (Italy/Europe) a lot of cities have pollution issues that they try to resolve by limiting traffic to vehicles older than a given Euro level or even entirely prohibiting ICE vehicles circulation.
That is a problem for a large number of small activities that cannot afford to buy (besides their current ICE one) another electric van for the city.
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>So compact is the 70kg HPD EV powertrain - 600mm wide by 440mm deep by as little as 280mm tall, that the motor, inverter, single-speed transmission and cooling system assembly fits under the bonnet of a classic Mini, in a quad bike or under the loading platform of a light commercial vehicle
I can see an utility of a (relatively) low cost version of something like this for a large part of services (think of repairmen/electricians/plumbers/small couriers) that could maybe make their vans "hybrid" without replacing them, and even if they wouldn't have that much of autonomy, it could be enough to allow for entering city centres on electric (at the cost of some reduced carrying load, lost to the batteries) and do the delivery/whatever without polluting there.
At least here (Italy/Europe) a lot of cities have pollution issues that they try to resolve by limiting traffic to vehicles older than a given Euro level or even entirely prohibiting ICE vehicles circulation.
That is a problem for a large number of small activities that cannot afford to buy (besides their current ICE one) another electric van for the city.