• jqubed@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    I was wondering the same thing but the article explains these came from preseries/development vehicles. I had no idea that many preproduction vehicles would be made, but they might also make more for electric powertrains than they would ICE since they have less experience with those.

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      Research and development is tricky because you will never know how much more progress you will need before reaching a satisfying result.