Peering into Volvo's future electric vehicles

• While its first generation of EVs are battery models of their internal combustion line, cars designed as EVs from the get-go — as previewed via "Concept Recharge" — will enable more interior room, Volvo said.
• Removing the engine and adding a battery pack under the floor enables extended wheelbases and other design features that create more space, the company notes.

What's next: "Henrik Green, chief technology officer at Volvo, said it was likely that a 'version' of the Concept Recharge could become reality within the next three years — excluding the dramatic suicide doors, unfortunately," The Verge reports.