[SunkenCiv]

Described as a "loft on wheels" based on the philosophy that "there is no need for EVs to look like traditional cars," the Canoo is a boxy, spacious vehicle that has room for seven in seats that are "designed to feel more like furniture than traditional car seats." ...Canoo promises the Canoo "will be the first true steer-by-wire vehicle on the market," ...riders use their own phone to control things that don't actively move the vehicle, such as navigation, music, and heating and cooling... supposed to be good for 250 miles on the EPA test and can fast charge to 80 percent full in 30 minutes. The Canoo has an 80.0-kWh motor making 300 horsepower... In a Medium post, the company described just how its subscription service will save people money. Starting with a few assumptions about leasing a luxury SUV and then adding in insurance and gas and all of the other costs that come with owning a car, Canoo says you might end up paying over $900 a month, all told. "Automakers and the auto industry have made a killing for decades by understanding this . . . Advertise low and hit the consumer on the back end when they are already invested in the process," the company wrote. Compare that to the simple monthly fee Canoo plans on charging, with maintenance and insurance and other fees included, and you can see why it's worth watching.

Canoo Is a Podlike, Microbus-Style Electric Vehicle You Can Subscribe to | Car and Driver | Sebastian Blanco

[KC_Lion]

Ping

[Bob434]

Canoo believe it?

[LibWhacker]

Been there done that.

[golux]

Visibility issues with that forward pillar?

[setter]

I am a die in the wool car guy but Jay Leno is a far left loonie.

[Kirkwood]

They use the word ‘subscription’ to make it sound different, but it is still basically a leased car.

[Disambiguator]

I’m still waiting for Elio to start production.

/maybe sarc

[T.B. Yoits]

It looks like they're trying to catch up to Buckminster Fuller's 'Dymaxion' car from the 1930s.

It was a party on wheels until the party was no fun anymore.

[dangus]

I could see subscribing to it for a month. :-) Take it cross-country (pay the extra mileage fees, of course) and save a boatload of hotel costs.

[Sirius Lee]

Why didn’t Lucas come out with an electric vehicle? It would have been a natural.

[kaktuskid]

Looks like a dog turd on wheels