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The world's first flat-pack truck can be assembled like Ikea furniture in under a day

Sep 22, 2016, 19:36 IST

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The Ox, a truck from the Global Vehicle Trust (GVT), is as easy to build as an Ikea bookshelf.

The world's first flat-pack vehicle, the Ox can be shipped anywhere - and much like flat-pack furniture, its parts require less space for shipping. The large, boxy truck ships in about 60 pieces with a tool kit, so it only takes about 12 hours put it together, GTV's founder, Torquil Norman, tells Business Insider.

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Though GVT unveiled the Ox's prototype in 2013, Norman says the company has now developed a more complete version. The British nonprofit worked with Formula One designer Gordon Murray to create it, and spent $3 million testing and refining the prototype. The truck is not for sale yet - GVT estimates it'll need to spend another $4 million to manufacture the Ox on a larger scale.

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