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.”

  • bdonvr@thelemmy.club
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    1 year ago

    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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        1 year ago

        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…

        • dynamojoe@lemmy.world
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          1 year 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 year ago

          GM did run out, but the rules changed in 2023, so there is no more cap. GM and Tesla get the incentives again.

        • MonkRome@lemmy.world
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          1 year 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.