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https://www.foxnews.com/auto/canoo-pickup-antithesis-of-teslas-cybertruck

Startup is heading down a different road

By Gary Gastelu | Fox News

Add one more entry to the expanding electric pickup segment.


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California-based startup Canoo has released images of a cute and curvaceous compact pickup it plans to have in production by 2023.

The trucklet is built on the same platform as the company’s upcoming line of electric vans and is about the same length as a Toyota Rav4. Maximum power for an all-wheel-drive version is quoted at 600 hp and 550 lb-ft of torque, which would make it one of the most powerful pickups on the market today. Canoo hasn’t released a tow rating, but said it can carry a payload up to 1,800 pounds.


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The snub-nosed extended cab is the antithesis of Tesla’s edgy Cybertruck and features a six-foot bed that can be stretched to eight feet with a floor extension and barn door style tailgate. Additional clever features include bedsides that can fold open into tables, pop-out side steps that double as lockable storage drawers and a front trunk with a door that doubles as a shelf.


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Canoo will also offer a slide-in camper pod and roof basket with off-road lighting for adventuring. Just don’t expect to go too far into the wilderness as the pickup has an estimated range of 200 miles per charge.


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Pricing hasn’t been announced, but the similarly sized commercial van Canoo plans to start selling next year starts at $33,000.


By the time the pickup enters production at a "microfactory" somewhere in the U.S., it will have plenty of competition from the Lordstown Endurance, Rivian R1T, GMC HUMMER EV, Tesla Cybertruck and electric Ford F-150, which are all scheduled to go on sale by 2022.

Gary Gastelu is FoxNews.com's Automotive Editor covering the car industry and racing. Follow @foxnewsautos


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Powerful it may be but that thing doesn't come anywhere close to being cute.

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Yeah I agree, I just copied the headline on Fox. That thing is fugly.


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id say its so dammed ugly its almost cute that someone would think it was cute. Looks like one of those goofy cab over import trucks
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If you were going to use it for hunting or camping. It would be smart to take a recharge generator with you.
And a couple of full gas cans. Aww there we go again, our dependency on fossil fuels. 200 miles? It would be a lot less when climbing mountain roads.