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Old 02-01-2023, 02:12 AM   #1255 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt.
Had them tried to approach the corporative fleet segment prior, and maybe finding some launch-customers with a stronger backbone, it could overcome much of the uncertainty and doubt among possible individual buyers. And at least one ICE-powered version would've been more likely to succeed too. I guess I have already mentioned a rather similar project which was initially developed around a 250cc Yamaha thumper (the same fitted to the XT 250 Serow which had been even available stateside) in Brazil, and it actually did seem promising, but it started to derail once it shifted toward becoming an EV.
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