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If they can actually sell them at the price they claim, they will sell a lot of them. They claim “under $20K”. The cheapest EV right now is the Nissan leaf at $29,xxx.
I paid $25K for one of my SxSs… and I can’t drive it on the street. It cost around $20K to rent a house out on the island for a month in the summer.
The caveat in the price given was the money you get from the government for buying an EV. So, before that, it is probably closer to the price of a Leaf.
The solid color of the plastic panels all rhe way through would be a plus for those who are horrible with taking car of their cars.
Plastic panels seemed to work ok for Saturn. But I will note and point out that they were the only ones who did it, other than Corvette and exotics (I view fiberglass and carbon fiber as a form of plastic). So, maybe there was issues that never really got talked about and thus why no mass production vehicle company, other than Saturn did it.
The stripped down aspect has it's attraction for me, though it seems the main market likes their gadgets and electronics. So, that may hamper success.
Time will tell if it is a success or a dud.