Page-Roberts Automotive, a London-based automotive startup founded a few years ago, claims it has devised a way to extend the range of most modern EVs by around 30%.
In conventional designs, batteries usually go underneath the car or into its skateboard platform, which reduces the ground clearance and lowers the gravity center. Placing a cell array between the seat rows inside and seating the rear passengers facing the other way might help improve several crucial parameters in this design.
Allegedly, this approach enables making the battery array more compact, improving the aerodynamics of the car, make it lighter, and accelerate charging. The manufacturer gets more design freedom, and the production costs are cut by around 36%.
According to Page-Roberts CEO Mark Simon, the idea does not lend itself well to sports car and other short and low cars. One matter that went unaddressed was the need to cool the battery at all times. Simon also said nothing about the possible safety concerns of putting a traction battery inside the cabin.