I hope he is incorrect about moving the charging port from behind the license plate to up front. Charging port doors are ugly.
I never had a problems with my 1969 Chevy where gasoline was added behind the spring loaded license plate. Many cars were like that. Yes, it is illegal to cover up the license plate on the highway, but no one charges their vehicle while driving down the highway. Vehicles are charged at charging stations which are on private property. As far as anyone forgetting to lower their license plate after charging, that is simple. Just make the license plate spring loaded so it will automatically go down after the charging plug is removed.
Doors for charging ports are ugly, and I hope they keep it behind the license plate.
@pistonboy Moving the charging port to the front of the vehicle makes hella sense: The onboard charger and the inverter are in the front of the vehicle. The under-plate Tesla port may be aesthetically pleasing but we have been told time and again that Aptera will have CCS charging and a CCS port is too large to hide behind a motorcycle plate.
In addition, copper EV power cables are HEAVY - and running yards of them from the rear of the vehicle to the front is a lot of unnecessary weight: The shorter the cable, the less resistance - meaning more of the power makes to the battery when charging.
Tesla is the only current EV that places its charge port at the rear of the vehicle: The coming Hyundai Ioniq 5 and its sister, the Kia 6, do have rear ports. Most other EVs and PHEVs have their ports either on the nose or the front flank of the vehicle - and most CCS chargers are designed for nose-in parking.
I hope he is incorrect about moving the charging port from behind the license plate to up front. Charging port doors are ugly.
I never had a problems with my 1969 Chevy where gasoline was added behind the spring loaded license plate. Many cars were like that. Yes, it is illegal to cover up the license plate on the highway, but no one charges their vehicle while driving down the highway. Vehicles are charged at charging stations which are on private property. As far as anyone forgetting to lower their license plate after charging, that is simple. Just make the license plate spring loaded so it will automatically go down after the charging plug is removed.
Doors for charging ports are ugly, and I hope they keep it behind the license plate.