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Rivian CEO issues strong statement about people who purchase gas-powered cars: ‘Sort of like building a horse barn in 1910’::"I don't think I would have believed it."

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (4 children)

A luxury truck with the ugliest headlights on a car today.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 year ago

I love the front end of the Rivian.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Whenever I see these razor thin LED headlights on vehicles, my first thought is are those COB chips getting cooled properly?

It just comes across as very sus, a bit like form over function at the expense of headlight longevity

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Those aren't headlights

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

I'm not even sure what my headlights look like. I never really see them.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago

And the fucking dangerous high front which is completely unnecessary on an electric car, why is it there. Not even the TESLA FUCKING CYBERTRUCK pulls that shit, say what you will about Tesla, but they understand how the differences between gas and electric cars can be taken advantage of.