Company
Innovation
Drivetrain, battery architecture, cabin software, and the testing programme.
Hardware
One motor family across six cars
A single motor family, scaled in three output tiers, covers the whole range. Parts commonality runs above eighty percent.
That constrains what the fastest car can do. It also means a rebuild is possible in any service centre we operate.
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Hardware
Eleven modules, standard fasteners
The pack opens. Eleven modules come out individually with hand tools and published service documentation.
This costs energy density against a sealed structural pack. We think a car that stays economically repairable for twenty years is worth the trade.
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Software
Two update channels, deliberately
Safety-relevant systems update only at a service centre with a technician present. Everything else can update overnight on a driveway.
The split is inconvenient, we have been asked to remove it, and we have not.
Shipping updates after the sale
Proving
Ninety days of winter before anything ships
Every model completes the full Arctic programme before a single unit reaches a retailer. Cold breaks cars slowly rather than dramatically.
Durability, wind tunnel, and endurance racing programmes run alongside it through the rest of the year.
Ninety days in the Arctic