The tech wizards at Williams Advanced Engineering have joined forces with design powerhouse Italdesign to create one of the most advanced EV platforms on the market. Allegedly capable of developing over 1,300 hp and provide up to 621 miles (1,000 km) of range, the EVX modular architecture is set to become the cornerstone of future high-performance vehicles.
autoevolution 18 Jan 2021, 10:03 UTC ·
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In recent years, electric vehicle architectures have been evolving at a rapid pace as we’ve seen more and more carmakers releasing modular EV platforms that optimize weight and space. Still, this Israeli company is taking those attributes to a whole new level, eliminating the motors from the chassis and integrating them into the wheels. 6 photos
Although the technology was available as far back as the early 1900s, manufacturers have only recently jumped on the EV bandwagon.
They started with existing chassis, which were modified to house electric motors and battery packs. They progressively improved those designs to the point where we now see dedicated scalable architectures like VW’s MEB, Hyundai’s E-GMP, or Renault’s CMF-EV, just to name a few.