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Mexico unveils the cargo version of its light truck that it will begin selling next year for about $10,000. The Mexican government has been leading project development. (www.electrive.com)

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[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Italy had a similar thing going on after WW2, when the economy was in the shitter. Piaggio Ape is a light commercial truck that is actually a Vespa scooter with three wheels, cabin and a box or bed. Cheap and does its thing. They're in continuous production since 1948, also made in India. (A fun detail: 'vespa' means wasp, while 'ape' means 'bee'.)

There are/were various configurations, including curiously a firetruck model of the Ape Pentarò semi: