[Paul]

What's it called?!

After a year I still trip over "engine bay", but in a BEV there's no engine.

Motor bay?

Er...

Also, in the UK surely we have BEVs with froot, not a frunk?

Surely the combined brainpower of Speak EV can sort this out?!

 

[Edd Beesley]

I think electric engine is still ok, an engine is a device which turns energy into movement, steam engines don't involve petrol or diesel!

 

[Paul]

But isn't it a motor, not an engine?

 

[Ian Kilpatrick]

To confuse it even further, aren't ICEs referred to as 'motor' cars anyway?!

EDIT:
According to Wikipedia ICEs were originally called motors to differentiate them from steam engines.

 

[Paul]

And isn't a trunk or boot just that, front or back? Did the VW Beetle have a frunk?! Or a froot.

 

[Parax]

According to Wikipedia ICEs were originally called motors to differentiate them from steam engines.

If so, surely this will bake your noodle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_motor

 

[AndyG]

And isn't a trunk or boot just that, front or back? Did the VW Beetle have a frunk?! Or a froot.

If Apple make an EV it will definatly have a froot

 

[Ian Kilpatrick]

Pretty cool, real Steampunk

 

[flipper]

What's it called?!

After a year I still trip over "engine bay", but in a BEV there's no engine.

Motor bay?

Er...

Also, in the UK surely we have BEVs with froot, not a frunk?

Surely the combined brainpower of Speak EV can sort this out?!

I will never, ever use the word "frunk". Ugh.

I don't honestly know the last time I used "engine bay" though. Only thing anyone has ever asked is "what's under the bonnet?"

 

[Jimbo]

The missus just calls it the "front". Works for me.

 

[harrisop]

Bonnet.

 

[jontracey]

"Up Front" and "In Back" works for me

 

[semach.the.monkey]

Why would people assume a trunk is at the back anyway? Elephants weren't designed that way and they've been around a lot longer than cars.

 

[jontracey]

Why would people assume a trunk is at the back anyway? Elephants weren't designed that way and they've been around a lot longer than cars.

You are assuming thats what Elephants call it, they may have a completely different name for it, perhaps they call it a frunk ?