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Rivian CEO issues strong statement about people who purchase gas-powered cars: ‘Sort of like building a horse barn in 1910’ (www.yahoo.com)
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Rivian CEO issues strong statement about people who purchase gas-powered cars: ‘Sort of like building a horse barn in 1910’::"I don't think I would have believed it."

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[–] 20 points 2 years ago (1 child)

If they had decent range ones for just a bit cheaper...

It's minimum like $30k right now and that's just too much for most

Plus a lot of people still don't have anywhere to charge them.

Otherwise I'd have liked to have gotten one

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    A Bolt, after all the tax incentives, comes in at around $18k!

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Really? Can you actually get them at MSRP in any decent amount of time?

    And is that federal? I thought Chevy ran out of their tax incentives...

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Not as of last January when I tried to buy one. I was able to test drive one and found it acceptable but it was the only one available, it was significantly over MSRP (it was Premier trim, so >$35k) and I could order one but they flat out told me I'd be waiting a minimum of five months.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    But the problem is. It’s a bolt.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That'd be fine if I didn't have 3 kids with car seats! I need a soccer mom vehicle.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Sometimes those little cars can have more room than you realize. My wife used to drive a prius c and it had more room than my mid sized sedan. Not sure about the bolt, but I wouldn't be surprised if it has plenty of room when the motor takes up less room than a gasoline engine.

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