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Owner's five-year review: how a $2,000 Chinese electric mini-truck held up as a Florida workhorse

A buyer who imported a $2,000 electric mini-truck from China and put it to work on a 10-acre Florida homestead shares a five-year durability update. Despite early skepticism, the truck has hauled mulch, lumber and water while serving as a mobile irrigation rig, with only modest modifications along the way.