LMC Automotive blog: Why the transition from ICE to BEV is seeing a return to rear-wheel-drive

The location of the electric drive motor in a battery electric vehicle (BEV) can significantly affect vehicle efficiency, handling, driving experience, packaging, safety, and cost.
Legacy BEVs have mostly been battery-electric conversions of ICE-powered vehicles and therefore front-wheel-drive (FWD). The electric mot....

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