I wonder if the "roller skate" platform for up and coming electric vehicles will allow a more modular manufacturing pipeline and open the door to a wider variety of "shells" for new cars. Ford did a concept recently where they retrofitted a vintage pickup with an electric drive train to advertise their new electric crate motors (https://ford.to/3J2B5WW).
Personally, I'd love to see more of this, as it really opens the door for a lot of creativity regarding the body styles of what's available.
My guess is no. I don't think the headache with producing a large variety of cars is the drivetrain. I expect almost all of it is the crash requirements.
Personally, I'd love to see more of this, as it really opens the door for a lot of creativity regarding the body styles of what's available.