The program has been fucked from the beginning. It should be a rebate and not a credit that you have to meet tax requirements for. 

And IMO the Cross-turismo version is even more striking.

I agree on all points. Plus, Acura has a ace up its sleeve as it could match the CTR engine with SH-AWD, which would make for a nice difference between the two cars.

Website infamous for its snark and distain for modern vehicles upset about snark and distain for modern vehicles from its users.

It’s a bespoke van just for Amazon, though they might offer it for general purchase eventually. The Amazon Rivians are mostly in California.

I actually saw a white Rivian pick up truck on the road in SoCal last Saturday. Looked pretty good out in the open.

It also helps that Rivian isn’t vaporware and actually delivers trucks. Rivian trucks are already on the road (amazon delivery trucks), and they seem to be the first viable commercial-use EV produced in any kind of numbers.

It didn’t start selling on E-Trade until a little after 10 AM PST. I went ahead and sold some other stocks to free up some cash to buy a few shares, just in case it pulls a Telsa long-term. Figure I’ll lose some money short term as tends to happens with big IPOs like this, but I tend to buy and hold and it has worked…

Now! It’s already up +50% lol

TBF, towing range on my gasser truck is pretty bad when I am towing my boat. 8-9mpg doesn’t get me very far. I can refuel but not all stations are optimized for large trailers to come through

AND, it’s still equivalent to like 60-70mpg counting national average electric and gas rates. That’s awesome vs the current high performance ICE offroaders, SUVs and trucks.

In both cases, you’re just taking a little off the top.

Your 100% correct, it would NEVER have sold at that price.  Hell I still don’t think you can get that $35k Tesla either.

Excuses for the $39,999 CT going away

I was in San Francisco this weekend and saw a Rivian in the flesh - pretty stunning, everyone on the street was staring. Also crazy how many Teslas are in California. I thought Denver had a lot but, wow. 

The Netherlands also has a high investment in infrastructure for cyclists. This incident occurred on a road with a 60mph (100kph) speed limit, no hard shoulder, and curves to obstruct sight lines. While the driver is at fault, this is (by design) not a safe place to ride a bike, aside from the low traffic. If FM roads…

*Unless you’re staying overnight at a winery.

That “gold plating” actually doesn’t cost much. It’s the cost of labor, and the stretched demand nationwide for these guys. Cost of 200/sqft is common everywhere there’s demand these days for cheap homes. If you want to get a builders attention for a good quality mid-high end house, expect 500-600/sq ft even in rural…

I was in Silicon Valley from ‘87 to ‘91. CA is no longer the best state for much, other than the excellent weather.  I was in Palo Alto a couple years ago and was shocked to see decrepit “RVs” (I use that term loosely, many were old vans or trucks) lining El Camino Real that people were sleeping in.  One of the…

And the Hill Country. There’s a giant hole between Austin like Junction or Fredericksburg where there’s literally nothing* besides begging some grouchy rancher (who won’t be happy to see one of them damn libtardmobiles) to let you use a 110 outlet for seven or eight days.

*Unless you’re staying overnight at a winery.