• TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
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        9 hours ago

        i wouldn’t confuse Nikola with canoo.

        Canoo actually got to having a vehicle, and it was at a very reasonable price point and was a very compelling vehicle.

        I think the real issue they hit was that they didn’t look like a 100:1 return in investment, and for predatory capitol, thats all they’ll fund. I think they found themselves needing funds exactly when inflation was going nuts.

        I mean at the end of the day these are car manufacturers. it’s a shit ton of work to design and engineer and the produce a car. And they can’t be that expensive or people just don’t buy them. So the margins are kinda crap.

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      21 hours ago

      That little front windows is adorable. It’s really cool how much innovation EVs brought but its yet to be widely available :(

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        21 hours ago

        So I lived out of something like this for a bit:

        and what I love about that era of micro vans is the visibility. I feel like cannoo reall’got’ what it was that made those vans so special, and it’s that when you are travelling, you can see everything and it feels like you are really on tour.

        I was really bummed they went out of business.