Windrose - A Direct Copy of Tesla Semi?

[Kerbonaut]

So Reuters just ran a story on Windrose, a Chinese BEV heavy trucking company. The picture of their vehicle is....familiar, to put it lightly.

Wonder if anyone is familiar with this company and whether they have some Tesla Shanghai alum onboard or anything.

China electric truck startup Windrose to raise $200 mln before US IPO, source says

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/china-electric-truck-startup-windrose-raise-200-mln-before-us-ipo-source-says-2024-07-23/

 

[Rocky_H]

The picture of their vehicle is....familiar, to put it lightly.

Who needs subtlety?

Microsloth Windrose?
I once bought a non-official replacement battery pack for an Xbox360 controller and when I got it I saw how it was labeled: the brand name was Miorosoft.

I had friends in college who went to Turkey and found a place in the market selling these sports gym bag with a big Swoosh symbol on them and the brand name NIKF.

I'm reminded of an episode of Married with Children where they are talking about the knockoff appliances in their house:
"Our Frigidoor refrigerator, our RCHay TV...."