Pete
02-20-2025, 11:34 AM
Kia just launched a new Canoo-like van called the PV5.
Similar to Canoo, it's a modular system where the back half can be switched from passenger van, to cargo, to pickup.
Mercedes, Ford, and Rivian are already in production with a whole fleet of electric vans. The Chinese have tons of them now, although our laws prohibit they sale here, but that will eventually change.
This is exactly why I was super skeptical of Canoo from the start. You have these very sophisticated, established brands that were always going to beat them to market, so why would anyone take a flyer on a start-up company when so many of the new EV manufacturers never make it more than a few years? And in the end, they never even came close to producing vehicles.
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Similar to Canoo, it's a modular system where the back half can be switched from passenger van, to cargo, to pickup.
Mercedes, Ford, and Rivian are already in production with a whole fleet of electric vans. The Chinese have tons of them now, although our laws prohibit they sale here, but that will eventually change.
This is exactly why I was super skeptical of Canoo from the start. You have these very sophisticated, established brands that were always going to beat them to market, so why would anyone take a flyer on a start-up company when so many of the new EV manufacturers never make it more than a few years? And in the end, they never even came close to producing vehicles.
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