▲ 195 ▼ 'Fairly Lazy Explanation’: Rivian's CEO Doesn’t Think Americans Are Anti-EV (insideevs.com) submitted 2 months ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/technology@lemmy.world 124 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (4 children) The R2 still starts at 50K permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] protist@retrofed.com 10 points 2 months ago *$45K. Either way, there are a lot of people in the US who are paying >$60K for vehicles with internal combustion engines, so I'm not sure what point you're trying to make permalink fedilink source parent [–] Darkaga@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (2 children) Hate to be the bearer of bad news but $50k is the current average price for a new car in the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 months ago (2 children) The R2 starts at $45k, which isn't a bad price for a luxury SUV. They're also planning a more affordable R3. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] pound_heap@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) Its not that luxury, the $45k trim. But its a good price for a medium size modern SUV EV permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 months ago "luxury" is a few hundred dollars in farkles suckers pay thousands for. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Darkaga@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago I think you replied to the wrong person. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) Average price is a meaningless number. Median price is far lower. You need to look at what people spend, not average Corollas and Rolls Royces. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago Median price includes used. We're not talking about a used R2. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Pieisawesome@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 months ago R2 45-50k trims don’t actually arrive until next year permalink fedilink source parent [–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 0 points 2 months ago 50K is comparable to a similarly sized ICE truck. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] protist@retrofed.com 10 points 2 months ago *$45K. Either way, there are a lot of people in the US who are paying >$60K for vehicles with internal combustion engines, so I'm not sure what point you're trying to make permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Darkaga@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (2 children) Hate to be the bearer of bad news but $50k is the current average price for a new car in the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 months ago (2 children) The R2 starts at $45k, which isn't a bad price for a luxury SUV. They're also planning a more affordable R3. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] pound_heap@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) Its not that luxury, the $45k trim. But its a good price for a medium size modern SUV EV permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 months ago "luxury" is a few hundred dollars in farkles suckers pay thousands for. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Darkaga@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago I think you replied to the wrong person. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) Average price is a meaningless number. Median price is far lower. You need to look at what people spend, not average Corollas and Rolls Royces. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago Median price includes used. We're not talking about a used R2. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 months ago (2 children) The R2 starts at $45k, which isn't a bad price for a luxury SUV. They're also planning a more affordable R3. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] pound_heap@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) Its not that luxury, the $45k trim. But its a good price for a medium size modern SUV EV permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 months ago "luxury" is a few hundred dollars in farkles suckers pay thousands for. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Darkaga@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago I think you replied to the wrong person. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pound_heap@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) Its not that luxury, the $45k trim. But its a good price for a medium size modern SUV EV permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 months ago "luxury" is a few hundred dollars in farkles suckers pay thousands for. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 months ago "luxury" is a few hundred dollars in farkles suckers pay thousands for. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Darkaga@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago I think you replied to the wrong person. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) Average price is a meaningless number. Median price is far lower. You need to look at what people spend, not average Corollas and Rolls Royces. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago Median price includes used. We're not talking about a used R2. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago Median price includes used. We're not talking about a used R2. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Pieisawesome@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 months ago R2 45-50k trims don’t actually arrive until next year permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 0 points 2 months ago 50K is comparable to a similarly sized ICE truck. permalink fedilink source parent