Land Rover working on a skateboard-style dual-motor BEV

[MartinAustin]

Jaguar Land Rover reveals EV concepts, details green strategy

At last! Someone else realises the value of the skateboard.

 

[tftf]

More pictures and details here:

Concept_e PHEV: This plug-in hybrid concept pairs a gasoline engine with a larger, more powerful electric motor. In this case, the motor--still sandwiched between the engine and transmission--can power the wheels, either by itself for short distances or together with the engine. The Range Rover Sport used to show off this system houses its lithium-ion battery under the load bay.


Concept_e BEV: This all-electric powertrain has been designed to fit Jaguar Land Rover’s lightweight aluminum platform, which underpins its latest vehicles, including the Range Rover and the Jaguar XF and XE. The Concept_e BEV uses a 70-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack, located in the vehicle floor, to power one electric motor on each axle--a similar setup to the Tesla "D" all-wheel drive system offered in the Model S and standard in the Model X.

Jaguar Land Rover's Future Electric-Car, Efficiency Concepts Previewed

There will be a flood of similar PHEVs and BEVs coming around 2018-2020 from most major car brands...

 

[Zextraterrestrial]

I always remembered this one (but forgot is was hydrogengood thing battery tech has jumped quite a but since then)
Hy-Wire
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/designing-autonomy/
they should have been produced for years by now...