Canoo Technologies, a California-based electric vehicle startup, has announced the launch of its first vehicle, the Canoo LV (Living Vehicle), which is powered by an electric motor. The vehicle will be available in four models with a range of 250 miles and will start at $34,750. The Lifestyle Delivery, Base, and Premium vans are set to be released in 2022, while an Adventure model is also planned.
Canoo’s pricing for the Lifestyle Vehicle starts at US$34,750 and can range up to $49,950 depending on trim and other options. The vehicle will come in four models with a range of 250 miles and will be delivered in late 2022. The first official customer vehicles began rolling off the temporary line on November 17, bound for Walmart, NASA, and other fleet buyers.
Canoo’s production of the Lifestyle Delivery Vehicle began in 2023, with the first vehicles made in Oklahoma delivered in November 2023. The fully electric and versatile lifestyle vehicle offers an SUV-sized interior for fleet delivery, family vacations, and road trips. The LDV 190, a larger vehicle, offers 30% more space and 21% greater payload capacity. While a late 2023 release was initially anticipated, there is no confirmed timeline for public availability. However, refundable pre-orders are available.
The LDV 190 comes standard with features such as rear-wheel drive, 80 kWh battery, 200 horsepower (350hp option available), and 295 lb-ft of cargo space.
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Doing away with levers, knobs, buttons, and switches, is sheer madness, and it is a safety hazard. The touch-screen controls are not only highly distracting, they are also anti-ergonomic to the max. What a sad statement by the current generation of auto designers and makers. Speaking of anti-ergonomic: what’s up with the idiotic square steering wheels?! Again: unsafe and hard to use. Stupidity is permeating all aspects of car design, across all manufacturers. The advent of electric motor trains can be a huge opportunity for designers, given the explosion of available interior space in these new electric vehicles, an opportunity that seems to be going painfully to waste.
This is the most interesting EV in the pipeline for me. Most EVs are too big and do little to make use of their package potential. After reviewing the stats of the Ionic 5, I realized our Golf has similar amounts of interior room despite being a third smaller!!! VW is also refusing to bring over the ID3 or the short wheelbase BUZZ, which means our urbanist family is likely looking to CANOO or GM for our next vehicle.
The glass front seems really dangerous. Other than a bumper, what happens the first time you skid on the ice and hit a guardrail? Or fire hydrant? Or deer, raccoon, road runner, acme anvil, and assorted ice chunks? Also stone chips. Seems good for small campus applications like a cushman would be used for now.
I feel actual buttons in a car are paramount and a dash layout in line with your steering wheel and forward eyesight are also important. Put a vehicle speed and navigation hud in. Plastic bmw buttons that are programmable for starters and nicer aluminum ones for higher spec’d cars. If they want everyone to see the screen then wrap it around like ford, chevy, etc but keep the dash in front of the driver
America had a large selection of minivans for years, people moved away from them, I wont buy any vehicle that relies on a tablet for 99% of its operation, the heating A/C system on dash is good, it just needs buttons so you can operate by touch n feel while keeping your eyes on the road, I’m a van lover and like the look but its not for me.
The only thing I’m not a fan of, is that touch screen with a whole bunch of menus you have to scroll and tap through to get to options that really should just be buttons on a dashboard, or on the steering wheel, or the stalks behind the steering wheel (also called multi-function controls or indicator stalks). You should be able to get to the lights, climate controls and radio without having to take your eyes off the road ahead – going on touch and muscle memory alone … which is basically impossible to do with a touch screen and multiple scroll menus.
I’m a share holder and have been for a while. I have always said, copy the VW micro bus from the ’60’s, which they did, now, I’m saying, copy the inside the micro bus by adding a folding seat to bed, a pop top with a fold open double bed, a closet, cabinet with sink, running water, drawers, a fridge add curtains and you will have a VW Westfalia, the most perfect personal vehicle ever made.
I drove the ID buzz, the only pro is the silence and the rear seats. The Buzz has 2 A-Pillars, which steal a lot of viewangle, which is important when turning. VW made a commercial with C3PO and R2D2. The Buzz don’t look like something from STAR WARS. BUT the Buzz looks like Marvin, the depressive robot from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. What will VW tell us with that fact?
I am all for it. The only thing that concerns me is safety. I know being able to see everything is very important. But Incase of a wreck. The T pillars and etc need to be there. Air bags a wonderful. Being electric is wonderful. Being able to see is wonderful. What I stated is my only concern. Not hating at all.
This is pure BEV done EXACTLY RIGHT imo namely stop trying to build another car as everyone has done. Arcimoto and Solo are/were also spot on with Tesla a very relevant tho still distant 4th give or take. As thousands of pure BEV start becoming #daily_driver this has a massive impact upon the US economy mostly positive but one negative which #tesla_founders understand namely a problem with electronic waste like waiting for the next Samsung crApple device.
LOL.. vvhen that n u t zie face came at frames & i heard male audio said ‘reinvention fun”,am stopped !! Thats it, foreigners only change the history of americans inventions, they never invents for them self. U may start frm super large windmill, jetfighter test facilities & the most advance nuclearelectric facilities on Tehas State 😊 (nothin frnn nutzie, even merced’s cargocar with slideopen door)
Because of the modern crash protection standards a proper cab-over style is not possible anymore, so the windshield pushed far forward is only for style, it has no function. The Canoo could as well look like a regular panel van. Won’t look as cool though. But as it is, it looks silly because the part in the front is not used. Oh, right, “street-view window”.
I’d definitely rather have the original VW bus, these electric vehicles are just awfully designed. You gotta star by make a vehicle that looks like a real car. Some of us will never drive these hideous spaceship looking things. As soon as these vehicles can go from empty to full in 5 minutes and have me back on the road for another 500 to 600 miles then maybe. Diesel and gas are still the only way to go. Rainbows and unicorns will not charge theses things when the energy grid is currently in process of being destroyed by eco fascist.
That front glass will last about a month in the summer months in the south…a pickup truck with the tail gate down in front of the vehicle and a distracted driver behind it causing a rear collision and pushing the vehicle into said tail gate…one notes the entirerly low front bumper..great if every other vehicle has a bumper height 1 foot off the ground…not so great for any roads populated by 4Runners and pick ups
a mini van that can safely seat only 4 people for a road trip? not very practical design. And the cargo area in this configuration is laughable for a vehicle this size. And the great seats don’t go away so that you can put in something bulky or make a bad in your van. But somehow the company claims it has improved the idea of a mini van, weird.
That has got to be the ugliest vehicle I’ve ever seen in my entire life but I would like to try that out in my construction business I can definitely see lots of potential for a vehicle like this provided it could be made properly and it would have to be highly customizable on the interior as in I would need something with all-wheel drive bare minimum so I can travel in the snow off road without issue and for hauling my tools around easily and organized but I got to say I think I like the looks of the delivery vehicle better but I do think the delivery vehicle would be too big looks like the same size as a UPS truck
The windshield forward, recessed interior design could be revolutionary. It allows for unmatched visibility while maintaining a crumple zone unlike a lot of other flat front vehicles. Also the fact that it’s van/boxy shaped means it takes the most advantage of interior room for the wheelbase. I’m not overly fond of the styling and the patronizing patriotic branding’s kind of awkward, but it’s got real potential.
Can’t wait to see and drive! There are literally no EVs I would consider buying. The Canoo (& upcoming Prius) may change my mind. I will most certainly keep my Mercedes E350 because I don’t trust the electric grid and infrastructure providing worry free charging 24-7-365. My area of the blue marble was asked to use less electricity during the last cold snap, over Christmas. Couldn’t imagine how that might have looked with an EV charging in most driveways. Time will tell. Till then, ICE is my way to go but I am open to considering an EV.
I wonder if there are any third parties already looking at adapting the Canoo for power wheelchairs. My son lives with disabilities and his “legs” are his power chair. I think the Canoo may be perfect for him. I’m tired of the extremely expensive wheelchair van choices that have been available and we have had to settle for the past 20 years. They were too big, two clunky and had too much that can go wrong.
Looks like an interesting vehicle. Be that as it may, no matter how good it looks, its survival and viability is only as reliable as a nationwide charging infrastructure to support it. Charging at home for local driving would work for many, but road trips would be a different story. At this time, unless you drive a Tesla, charging around the country is sketchy at best. EV chargers (CCS) are often not working, or slow as molasses. With time I’m sure that will improve, but Tesla is about ten years ahead of all other EVs with its Supercharger network. The one thing that is working against Tesla is its price range, which is beyond what most people can afford.
I really love this EV, but I seriously hope they explore a larger battery pack for it for at least higher trim models. There is so much room that it’s be well worth loosing a little of it to extend the range. It doesn’t need more horsepower like some other EV’s trying hit 500 or 800+ HP. 350 is plenty on a single drive motor, but if they could get a 350-400 mile range model, it’d be amazing.
nice, but NOONE of this silly rich’s TOYS are destinate to became an ICON in the car innovation. WHY? because all ACTUAL companies start from the “STUPID GREEN DESIRE” for rich people to be “COOL”. when VOLKSWAGEN create the first Beatle, it was the DESIRE to give possibility to an ENTIRE NATION to travel with their family with cheap costs. NOONE of YOU are thinking SMALL for ALL! all those 30K, 40K, 60K 80K toys are for WHO DO NOT NEED to save money.