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  • Ah yes, just what America needs, more 7000 pound vehicles with worse forward visibility than a fucking tank, and still somehow without a glovebox

    I'm all for fewer emissions, I've been an EV driver for eight years, and I'm glad a new EV maker is surviving, but I'm not sure I want my government incentivizing more fucking trucks

    • I guess that taking some of a really big market allows them to reach profitability earlier. Potentially expanding their product stack to have smaller vehicles.

      Also if a truck buyer who was going to go gas/diesel instead going for electric is overall better.

      Having an electric alternative to all gas/diesel parts of the market is very important.

      • I sincerely doubt Rivian has any cars in the pipeline that aren't SUV, truck, or crossover.

        But yes, if someone's gonna drive a fucking excessive vehicle, it's better that it's electric than ICE, absolutely.

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