Buyer requirement guide
A useful RFQ is not a wish list of accessories. It connects operating duty to a defined seating or cargo layout, performance assumptions, quantity, destination, evidence needs and a comparison basis that factories can answer.
Count occupants, accessibility needs, luggage and cargo separately. A rear flip seat, fixed passenger seat and cargo deck change use, load distribution and quote scope.
Seat count and orientation, entry or accessibility needs, roof and enclosure, cargo dimensions, payload basis, hitch use and reference images or drawings.
Do not choose by top-speed language alone. Intended road or site use may change equipment, category, documents, registration and destination review.
Operating roads or controlled property, desired speed class, lighting and safety-equipment questions, jurisdiction, model year and exact-model evidence requested.
A larger nominal kWh figure is not automatically a better operational match. Usable capacity, load, speed, grade, temperature and charge window shape actual duty coverage.
Daily distance, shifts, stops, grade, surface, load, ambient range, usable battery capacity, charger, connector, available power and expected charging window.
List body, seating, cargo equipment, weather protection, powertrain, battery, charger and accessories. Mark acceptable alternatives as alternatives, not silent substitutions.
Ask whether occupant, payload and towing statements apply after the quoted body, battery, accessories and load assumptions are included.
Request nominal and usable capacity, range method or assumptions, speed, test load and environmental basis. Your own route evaluation remains necessary.
Keep vehicle, customization, charger, tooling, inspection, documents, inland transport, freight and destination exclusions separate under one Incoterm.
Match specification and regulatory references to the exact vehicle category, model, configuration and model year; do not treat a company-level document as vehicle approval.
Also state MOQ flexibility, sample or pilot-unit expectations, requested production and shipping window, inspection stage and packing method. None of these are confirmed until the selected supplier accepts the exact scope.
Add your optional budget with currency and per-unit or total-order basis, plus a high-end, mid-range, budget or undecided supplier preference.
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