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Rivian's Equivalent Of A Model 3 Moment Is Around The Corner
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The state of EV market is kindof a nightmare. I really hope these companies can weather the storm.
nightmare
idk, Tesla seems to be making room for everyone else by destroying their own reputation and losing their way.
Tesla is the only one I'm confident will make it, other than the state subsidized Chinese companies.
Rivian looks primed to be bought out by one of the Big 3. Ford could save a shit ton in R&D by buying Rivian. The R2 could easily be made into the next gen Ford Explorer EV. The R1 could be the next Lincoln Navigator. Heck, maybe Tesla’s next CEO will buy Rivian for its trucks, so Tesla can finally take the Cubertruck behind the tool shed and put it out of its misery.
Nightmare scenario. I would rather rivian remain independent
In a perfect world, yes, we'd have room for many small EV manufacturers innovating and coming out with cool vehicles.
Sadly, though, surviving can be dependent largely on achieving economies of scale, and that takes selling 100s of 1000s of vehicles a year, so "small" and "viable" aren't exactly aligned (unless the company is selling exclusively million-dollar cars).
I'm really rooting for Rivian, Lucid, and even Aptera to become stable and secure. They all bring new approaches to an industry that needs fresh ideas.
So would I but given the choice I would rather see it bought out and the designs continue than go out of business entirely.
I could see Bezos buying them and making the biggest competitor to Tesla as a vanity project against Musk. Seems like the type of thing a self-centered billionaire would do.
Bezos no longer runs Amazon.
EDIT: Unless you mean Bezos himself independent of Amazon.
Yes, that's what I meant.