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"In 2008, the company rolled out its only product – a Lotus Elise knockoff called the Roadster." Is it still a knockoff if the internals are different? Is the
by mdonahoe 4y ago
"In 2008, the company rolled out its only product – a Lotus Elise knockoff called the Roadster."
Is it still a knockoff if the internals are different?
Is the Impossible Burger a knockoff of the Whopper?
- nix23 4y ago>Is it still a knockoff if the internals are different? Yes, because talking about a simple electric car like the roadster (no "autopilot" etc) the most complicated thing is the frame and the suspension aka geometry.
- steve_taylor 4y agoNo, because Tesla and Lotus had a contract for Lotus to supply gliders to Tesla. Tesla didn't "knock off" the Lotus Elise body. It bought them from Lotus.
- nix23 4y agoTrue, absolutely. Knockoff was the wrong sentence in the first place.