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Torque Shop: The rise of rear-wheel-drive EVs
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Volvo EX30 is a new rear-wheel-drive electric car from a brand long known for front-wheel drive models.
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The front-wheel-drive (FWD) design is compact and offers better interior space, especially with smaller passenger cars. Most combustion-engine cars are built on this layout.
Electric vehicles (EVs) are built with vastly different components. There is no engine to begin with, neither is there a need for a gearbox, exhaust pipes or a fuel tank. Instead, the EV needs batteries, an electric motor and sophisticated power-control components.
