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What Do You Think of These Design Decisions on Arrival’s Electric Delivery Van?

Yesterday Arrival, the British electric vehicle startup, released new images of their forthcoming delivery van. It’s got a couple of design elements that strike me as strange, see what jumps out at you:

Why do you reckon they went with the pocket behind the door on the left side…

but not the right side?

Perhaps the right side door is conventionally hinged? I assumed the groove behind the right side door was a track for it to slide rearwards on, but perhaps that’s just a styling element.

Also, the strange way that the wheel well intersects with the door opening makes it look as if ingress/egress might be awkward:

Your thoughts?