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Old 11-23-2021, 02:47 PM   #85 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by redpoint5 View Post
I've always wondered why products go through iterations rather than optimizing from the beginning.
Cost and customer resistance.

A clean sheet monocoque EV bus design would cost hundreds of millions to design test and tool. That is a huge risk to take on an untested segment and would significantly add to the cost of each vehicle.

Also commercial customers hate change. They want to keep using their old tools, parts, and training.
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