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[โ€“] jqubed 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

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