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Something's a bit "off" about the rear tire in the photo.
I don't see what you mean. That you don't see the bottom few inches of the tire?

I just thought it was a dirt track, and that wheel is running in a rut.
Are the sticks down to the axle measuring up-down motion of the wheel, for testing suspension?
 

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I don't see what you mean. That you don't see the bottom few inches of the tire?
Yes. The front tire is on the surface and a couple of inches of the rear tire are visually missing and sunken into the painterly road surface.
 
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The photo is definitely of the Test Mule Vehicle, not the production prototypes.

Cascadia Motion is not a high volume manufacturer of Electric Motors. Most of what I've seen them do are niche or low-volume commercial vehicles. Not to say they couldn't ramp up, but they were likely selected as an off-the-shelf option to get the early mule trucks running.
 

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Did you notice in the specifications that it is water-cooled, and has limited slip? I kind of figured it would be air cooled, not water cooled. Of course this is just a prototype. On more expensive cars, do they use this while it is being driven to warm the batteries in cold weather? I understand the batteries don't do as good in cold weather. I think Lucid batteries are heated with a fluid.
 

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Did you notice in the specifications that it is water-cooled, and has limited slip? I kind of figured it would be air cooled, not water cooled. Of course this is just a prototype. On more expensive cars, do they use this while it is being driven to warm the batteries in cold weather? I understand the batteries don't do as good in cold weather. I think Lucid batteries are heated with a fluid.
Water cooled is good, historically air cooled batteries tend to not perform well.
 
 
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