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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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[–] itscozydownhere@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I agree. In Europe some not mega big electric cars are already on par with their gasoline equivalent

[–] ky56@aussie.zone 1 points 2 years ago

I'll consider buying an electric vehicle when they are no longer irreparable, unmaintainable, privacy blackholed, iPhones on wheels.

[–] Hazdaz@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Maybe some people want to tow.

I'm in the market for a new car and it sure as shit isn't gonna a be electric. Maybe that's because I don't have $80k to drop on a new car. Maybe it's because I have zero interest in dealing with range issues. Maybe it's because every EV is a goddamn touchscreen on wheels.

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[–] pwalshj@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (5 children)

It would be like burning coal to make the electricit....oh

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[–] PopularUsername@lemmy.sdf.org -3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Much like his company, it's a copy off of Elon Musk

"If you buy a car that does not have the hardware for full self-driving, it is like buying a horse,”

Edit: This is supposed to be an insult to the Rivian CEO, making the same dumb jokes. Not a state of support to Elon, the whole context around that quote is wrong.

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[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm not currently in the market for a truck and I don't know much about Rivian. Now I know for sure, based on this alone, I will never buy a Rivian vehicle. I used to consider buying a Tesla as well, but won't for similar reasons.

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[–] Chickenstalker@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I think hydrogen fuel cell cars are the future. Batteries are by accident, planned obsolence. You have to buy a new car every 5 years due to batteries losing their charge over time.

[–] MrSpArkle@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

And where would the hydrogen come from?

The two most common schemes are either producing it from natural gas, or wasting electricity to produce hydrogen via electrolysis.

Either way, hydrogen is a waste of resources for most applications.

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