until 2025, but a patent recently published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office provides an early indication of its design., the patent for an"electric or hybrid sport car" describes a mid-mounted battery pack in the spot where the engine would normally sit. Battery modules would sit on a subframe-like structure that could be bolted to the chassis.
In addition to stacking battery modules to create a"mid-engined" electric supercar, the patent also describes mounting smaller modules under the floor of the passenger compartment. Ferrari also describes a hybrid configuration that retains the mid-mounted battery pack, but with a front-mounted internal-combustion engine.The midship battery pack is angled slightly upward, which Ferrari says produces"negative lift," likely meaning downforce.
The patent document specifically says cylindrical battery cells would be used for the floor-mounted modules, but notes that the mid-mounted pack could accommodate"all types of cells, namely cylindrical, prismatic, or pouch cells."
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