I’m sure the money came with a strong suggestion to use the F150 and Ranger as platforms for further development. A startup can squeeze a whole bunch more out of a dollar than a large, established behemoth like Ford can.

It won’t be long before bros with lifted electric pick ups will start EVing gas stations.

Eh.....$500M is relatively small in automotive development terms. You couldn’t develop a new mass market ICE engine or trans for that. This seems like a patent or even a pure engineering expertise buy. Contracting out a drivetrain engineering project to Rivian at $500M is much cheaper than doing it in house.

I used to race at a local 1/4 mile short track in the late 90’s/early 00’s. In a tight pack it wasn’t always easy to guess who the flag man was pointing at. A rolled up black flag pointed at you was a warning, you didn’t have to exit the track. So if you were against the wall as you passed under the flag stand, he…

In a BMW, to boot!

Amateur Race Driver is an Egotistical Prick

You seem like a pretty smart guy, David. Why are you doing this?

imagine if she DIDN’T tell them where the truck was... and returned to ask them. She should’ve let them sweat it out a bit. Stealing it back was genius.

Only available in the top trim level, with so-so MPG compared to their own petrol powered versions..

Yeah, I drive a CX-5 GT and this is a hard pass. Around here, that’s not just an extra upfront cost... it also means I have to pay more in fuel. I love the new 3 and 6, not to mention I’m a card carrying member of the “Miata is Always the Answer” club, but this is nuts. When I got to trade in my current CX-5, the…

I’m a huge Mazda fan, but this makes no sense. The fuel economy figures aren’t great (especially considering that new Highlander hybrid) and the price is absurd. You’re about $4k away from a fully loaded CX-9. CP.

I like it. But then again I like tend to like ugly things, like my dumb dog or my old Honda Element. 

Rejected names before they settled on Venue. . . .

And then the paint will look like this after you get to the other side.

Yeah anything that doesn't look bland like a Benz or BMW gets hate now days. To me Cadillac cars stand out way more than anything in their class. When you see one on the street you instantly know what it is from the waterfall head lights and sporty looks. People love to bandwagon hate lol

Die hard “Buy American” Boomers...

Looking at the comments I’ve read, I’ll probably be in the minority here, but based on the photos I love this car! The interior looks great, the front and rear styling is fresh, and the high greenhouse and chrome trim is a welcome relief from the blacked-out/ monochromatic look and the feeling of sitting inside a…

It’s worse than that because they advocate for a $15 minimum but as soon as they company raises the minimum from $12.50 to $15, the guy who was making $16.50, whose position hasn’t changed at all, says “wait, last week, I was making $4 more than that guy and this week, it’s only $1.50, that’s not fair, where’s my…

You don’t get to agitate for $15/hr, and then bitch when a company voluntarily does that (+ more ). You’re doing the same shit, and they gave you more money for doing it.

I don’t really know what is to be expected here, tbh. I get it, it would be nice for the bonuses and stock options to still be a thing, but isn’t it more important to have that minimum pay? How much are we saying a CSR for Amazon should be taking home? 20? 30?