• zeekaran@sopuli.xyz
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    8 months ago

    The Rivian is absurd. What percent of Americans can even afford one? And what percent need one? This is why a tax on weight would be effective.

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      8 months ago

      Sure the R1s are large, but R2 and R3 are much more reasonably sized and are planned to be lower priced. It seems that these new EV companies like to go with fewer of their higher end cars in the beginning to fund the production of the larger volume, more economic models later.