You start using the car and you realize how many of the electric car benefits are missing.

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Why it worked

The video taps into a common frustration among EV owners and potential buyers regarding the design compromises made in some EVs that retain features from their gasoline counterparts. By focusing on tangible design flaws like storage and the transmission tunnel, it provides a clear and relatable critique.

Summary

The video critiques the interior design of an electric Lexus, specifically highlighting the lack of storage space in the center console and the presence of a transmission tunnel in the rear. The creator argues that these features are remnants of gasoline car design and detract from the potential benefits of an electric vehicle.

Structure

1Introduction to the car and the problem of missing EV benefits
2Critique of the center console storage
3Critique of the rear transmission tunnel
4Explanation of why the tunnel exists in gas cars but not needed in this EV
5Conclusion on the lack of design consideration for the EV platform

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Lexus (car brand): appears as the vehicle being reviewed. Removing it would change the video's subject. LEXUS (logo on floor mat): appears as a logo. Removing it would not change the video. LEXUS (logo on floor mat): appears as a logo. Removing it would not change the video.

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No Extra Center Storage

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This EV Doesn't Make Any Sense! #lexus #lexuses350e #carreview #Tech #electricvehicle

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Transcript

You start using the car and you realize how many of the electric car benefits are missing. Storage, number one. When I'm driving an electric car, I'm driving and I see this huge center storage console, which is typically seen in gas cars because you have an engine in the front and you need to fit a drivetrain and a transmission and things through the back. When I see this, I know that they weren't working very hard to make this the better EV version. This is the same thing as the gas car. There's nothing open, I mean, there's a tiny little bit of space down here, but who's putting things under here? Like make this a little bit more open, like the rest of the competition is. But here's telltale sign number two. You see this hump down here in the middle and the back? Why is that there? If I'm a back seat passenger and an electric car, I'm expecting the best back seat experience possible, especially in an executive sedan where you're gonna have people sitting back here, getting driven around and enjoying the experience. Look at all this leg room. This is super nice. Why is this huge tunnel here? This is where the transmission or some sort of driveshaft will go in an all-wheel drive car. This is a front-wheel drive EV with motors over there. This should be flat. That is another one of those telltale signs where I go, oh, they didn't care that much. They didn't care.