EV automakers have mostly relied on the skateboard chassis as the mainstream way of integrating a battery into an electric vehicle. But British start-up Page-Roberts revealed a concept with a vertical EV battery design, which it claims reduces manufacturing costs up to 36%, and enables 30% more vehicle range. Why? As per the company, the skateboard structure has two main disadvantages: increased size and weight. According to CEO Freddy Page-Roberts, “The skateboard arrangement has become the mainstay of most EVs. But this results in taller vehicles with increased aerodynamic losses and energy consumption (especially at motorway speeds), extra structure required…
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