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I'd like to see someone make a cab-over EV truck - dump the frunk for a longer bed and/or more legroom If it's a crumple zone thing, VW seem to be managing wit

I'd like to see someone make a cab-over EV truck - dump the frunk for a longer bed and/or more legroom If it's a crumple zone thing, VW seem to be managing with their new bus

sbradford26 3y ago
So VW mostly "got rid of" the crumple zone on the VW Buzz through visual styling. https://www.cnet.com/a/img/resize/e4948b43b5a2e77ce3119ebe700d842c01979f89/hub/2017/08/20/ebc55a90-1100-47b2-a470-845334f5792c/vw-id-buzz-still.jpg?auto=webp&fit=crop&height=675&width=1200 https://www.cnet.com/a/img/resize/e4948b43b5a2e77ce3119ebe70... If you look at that picture you can see the steering wheel and the drive is behind the front wheels. They just extended the front windshield to give the same look at the older vans.
samsolomon 3y ago
Canoo is trying something like that. It's a pretty utilitarian looking vehicle. Deliveries are supposed to begin by the end of this year. Not sure if that's still the case. https://www.canoo.com/pickup/ https://www.canoo.com/pickup/
- arprocter 3y ago
  Interesting - and it looks like there's still a frunk below the windshield
- sbradford26 3y ago
  The Canoo looks pretty awesome. If ends up being good, it will be a decent competitor to the Ford Maverick. I will say though that they did the same trick as the VW Buzz. They extended the windshield down to the very front of the vehicle, but the driver is still sitting behind the front wheels.