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But why?
It sounds like maybe a 25kWh battery? Why can't it have a real top speed like every other actual car?
They skimped out on safety and crumple zones in order to make it lighter and cheaper, but that makes it extremely unsafe at high speeds.
Because then it would not cost $8500.
China has already solved that with better cars for the same price, but they are not being sold to us
China is not selling any car outside of China for $8500.
It'd likely fall apart at those speeds.