The Tesla Cybertruck has never come close to the success that the company’s CEO, Elon Musk, once predicted, but it retains its fans and almost instantly influenced clones. Now, the startup from Saudi Arabia may have been inspired by the Cybertruck for its first vehicle, without drastic changes.
Several spy photos surfaced this week showing CEER Motors testing the first prototype car with heavy camouflage, but still giving us an idea of its basic design and folding doors. And it’s easy to tell that the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund-backed model took a lot from the Cybertruck’s design, and a little from the 10-year-old Model X’s, too.
Based on four images from @ResponseJP, CEER’s EV has a long, flat nose and a large Cybertruck-like windshield that extends slightly over the driver’s seat. The driver seems to be sitting far from the front of the car. However, the CEER is an SUV, and the rear ends abruptly at the rear rather than following down to accommodate a truck bed like the Tesla.
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The CEER car features gullwing doors. Once a sports car, the Model X (in) adopted the design of its rear doors. They may offer some visual theatrics, but anyone who’s used them in a crowded parking lot, garage, or getting into a tight third row knows they can’t make a big SUV.
Since its inception, CEER has fostered partnerships with established companies in the automotive manufacturing and electric vehicle technology space. Foxconn, which has long wanted to move into car manufacturing, was a partner from the start in development and production equipment.
In November, it announced that Rimac, the Croatian company that has worked with Aston Martin on battery technology and produced several of its high-performance and premium cars, will supply the electric drive powertrain for the CEER EV. It also made a deal with Hyundai Transys for other drive systems.
Few details are known about the car itself. Because it is funded as part of Saudi Vision 2030, it will be a battery electric vehicle. The program was established by government officials and the Crown Prince in 2016 to promote economic diversification and included orders for the production of an electric vehicle, rather than one that uses any fuel. The implementation of the program has been widely criticized for its massive displacement of citizens and existing businesses to accommodate questionable companies.
The Public Investment Fund, which provides funding for Saudi Vision 2030, has not only funded Saudi-based companies but the likes of Lucid Motors, Uber, and Newcastle United FC.
According to a press release issued on Tuesday, the still-unnamed EV is slated to go into production from the fourth quarter of this year.
