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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] -3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Much like his company, it's a copy off of Elon Musk

"If you buy a car that does not have the hardware for full self-driving, it is like buying a horse,”

Edit: This is supposed to be an insult to the Rivian CEO, making the same dumb jokes. Not a state of support to Elon, the whole context around that quote is wrong.

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

Let's see how those battery packs are doing in 10 years you fucking wank stain on humanity.

Fuck rich people.

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I think hydrogen fuel cell cars are the future. Batteries are by accident, planned obsolence. You have to buy a new car every 5 years due to batteries losing their charge over time.

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[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Problems with electric cars :

Cost morenup front Claimed range is NEVER real not even close Batteries are super expensive to replace or repair and wear out sooner than ic engines Bad on the environment to manufacture Lack of charging stations makes fake range numbers super bad Slow to charge Useless on road trips Range even worse in the winter Its better for the environment to keep an older car on the road than to make a new ev

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