An Ex‑Apple Designer Built an EV with No Doors and a Top Speed of 40 MPH
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Re: An Ex‑Apple Designer Built an EV with No Doors and a Top Speed of 40 MPH
#2In other words, be built a glorified golf cart.
Re: An Ex‑Apple Designer Built an EV with No Doors and a Top Speed of 40 MPH
#3It sounds like they are trying to create a category that’s already largely filled by the golf cart at half the price.
While I like the idea of not needing a proper car, it’s rarely realistic as a person’s only vehicle. Then the question becomes, how many people are in the market for a $25k toy?
Re: An Ex‑Apple Designer Built an EV with No Doors and a Top Speed of 40 MPH
#4It sounds like they are trying to create a category that’s already largely filled by the golf cart at half the price. While I like the idea of not needing a proper car, it’s rarely realistic as a person’s only vehicle. Then the question becomes, how many people are in the market for a $25k toy?
It's a luxury golf cart. It's used where golf carts are already used, but on upscale resorts. That's it, that's the whole pitch.
Re: An Ex‑Apple Designer Built an EV with No Doors and a Top Speed of 40 MPH
#5It sounds like they are trying to create a category that’s already largely filled by the golf cart at half the price. While I like the idea of not needing a proper car, it’s rarely realistic as a person’s only vehicle. Then the question becomes, how many people are in the market for a $25k toy?
> It sounds like they are trying to create a category that’s already largely filled by the golf cart at half the price.
I think a main difference is that this is road-legal in the EU (https://microcar-coalition.com/l7e-explained), while golf carts are not.
The jury is still out on how large the market for such a product is.