Saudi Arabia’s new Exobot EVs make the Cybertruck look normal
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is mostly known for its global dominance over petroleum production and oil reserves - not necessarily cars and auto manufacturing, and certainly not electric vehicle production. So it was a little surprising on Monday when a Saudi startup called Ceer unveiled a pair of hy
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Caption: Saudi Arabia's Exobot EVs look just normal next to the Cybertruck. Wasn't it supposed to be the other way around?
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Based on the original story on theverge.com.
Editor's note
While the unveiling of Exobot electric vehicles by Ceer, a Saudi startup, may not be a revelation for the automotive world, it does offer a glimpse into the kingdom’s growing interest and investment in sustainable technologies, even in traditionally underrepresented sectors like electric vehicles.
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Panel 1
Alex (excitedly) Sam (rolling his eyes)
Alex: Look Sam! The Cybertruck is so futuristic and advanced. I can't believe they're making cars like that! But these new Exobot EVs are even cooler. They look like a normal car now. How could they do it?!
Sam: Alex, you know they’re just copying. They’re taking the best parts of the Cybertruck and making it look like your regular old family sedan. It’s a shame, really. The Cybertruck was supposed to be a game changer.
Panel 2
Robin (muttering to himself) Alex (nodding excitedly)
Robin: I guess it’s not so weird now. If they can copy the Cybertruck, maybe they can do something really good for once. Who knows, they might even make some good oil cars too.
Alex: Maybe they'll come up with something revolutionary. It’s not that bad, Sam. They’re doing it for the money, but at least it looks better now. Who knows, maybe their cars will be cool too one day.
Panel 3
Sam (sighing) Alex (optimistically)
Sam: Well, at least they're not making oil cars anymore. That’s a start, I guess.
Alex: Yeah, and they’re looking a lot like our old family sedans now. Maybe in a few years, we’ll all be driving Exobot EVs and be like, ‘Wow, that’s what the future looks like.
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