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guywithahat ◴[] No.43798166[source]
The issue with this is they claim the cost savings came from not having a screen and other silly features, but that’s not where money is spent.

The real cost savings came a tiny, 150 mile battery. It could easily be <100 miles loaded up after a few years of use, which means there are very few use cases for this truck, and it certainly doesn’t make sense without the tax credit. Cool idea, but there’s no getting around the price of batteries

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1. brundolf ◴[] No.43798336[source]
The plastic frame probably helps by making it super light. And that + the lack of paint definitely helps cut manufacturing costs