Thank you.

Correct.  See stock buy-backs. 

Why not both? EA for the regular stuff and Rivian network for the outdoorsy path. 

I thought it was an OD, but in looking again, I think it’s for the winch powered by the front PTO.  Still can add an OD. 

That’s what I thought too at first, but after looking again, I think that’s the shift lever for the front PTO (winch). You can still add the Warn/Saturn OD which IMO you have the $, is definitely worth it. You also can add a rear PTO, meaning six levers on the floor... the D18 transfer case is brilliant for its…

“We are maniacally focussed on bringing a car to maturity and to production in September,” he added.

Ein Prosit!

COTD.

So much this. Why do car companies de-prioritize outward visibility so much? Are pedestrian crash requirements that onerous? Do the U.S. safety standards require pillar airbags to restrain unbelted occupants?

The beltline on this reminds me of the Mazda MX-30; it’s a few inches too high. The sheetmetal looks like it came from one car, and the greenhouse looks like it came from another. Like the MX-3o, it makes me wonder about outward visibility which I consider an important part of both safety as well as the joy of driving.

My co-worker had one. Borrowed it back then for an evening with my now wife. Great car. With DC fast charging, it would have been a great replacement for my wife’s 2002 325Ci.

That point on demand is hilarious when customers (in the U.S. anyway) don’t have many options beyond small hatchbacks and luxury EVs. In scrolling down the list of top 25 best-selling “cars” in the U.S., how many have a plug-in option or an equivalent?

https://socketsite.com/archives/2021/02/rivian-automotive-has-set-its-sights-on-hayes-valley.html

Rivian is also opening up a showroom and service center in a former body shop in Hayes Valley, San Francisco. https://socketsite.com/archives/2021/02/rivian-automotive-has-set-its-sights-on-hayes-valley.html

I’d be all over a Wagoneer Trailhawk 4xe in a flash. Or at least a plug-in hybrid version of the Wagoneer with the “off-road” option.

Drove a Bolt for months. Great EV; good, but cheap car. Drove a Niro EV thereafter. Great EV; great car that didn’t make you feel cheap.

Kia and Hyundai (IMO) are the ones to watch in the U.S. They seem to be taking the playbook of Honda and Toyota in the 1980s and 1990s while offering a slew of plug-in options, some PHEV for more traditional buyers and some full BEV like this one. In the meantime, Toyota and Honda are busy trying to find an exterior…

How is this a surprise? These folks and their claims have raised a lot of questions since day 1. 

That’s awesome. Pretty crazy that the specs on a 20+-year-old EV van meet or exceed the average driving route for the USPS mail van today (20.8 miles at 13.6 mph).

This. It’s like the stylists of the Accord and Civic took a Gobot, a Transformer, a Pokeman, and an American car of the 1970s Malaise Era. The combined result is what we see.