Compact EVs aren't "lighter" though, are they? I wonder if it is the inverse of that - heavier compact-style cars with relatively large amounts of sprung weight.
The issue with tweels is generally the unsprung mass, not the sprung mass. In general they will want to install tweels on vehicles with lower unsprung mass, which means smaller form factor (again, in general).
And I should have been a little clearer in my parent post: I'm mentally comparing something like the BMW i3 to something like the BMW X3; the i3 is about 1000 pounds lighter.
bkanber|4 years ago
And I should have been a little clearer in my parent post: I'm mentally comparing something like the BMW i3 to something like the BMW X3; the i3 is about 1000 pounds lighter.