It looks like Ford have jumped in or were involved earlier in the planning of the Rivian. GM appear to be out and Ford Motor are to put $500 million into electric vehicle startup Rivian - Dave
Electric F150 Confirmed? Ford’s Investment in Rivian Explained :
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It would appear that Rivian have got a nice sum of money to back their E-Project which might cause Tesla some problems. The company has announced that it has closed a new massive round of funding worth $1.3 billion on top of its previous investments. They disclosed that T. Rowe Price Associates, a major Tesla investor, led the round, and Amazon, Ford Motor Company, and funds managed by BlackRock were involved - Dave
Rivian secures $1.3 billion funding from Tesla investor, Amazon, Ford, and more : https://electrek.co/2019/12/23/rivian-funding-tesla-investor/
Rivian : https://rivian.com/
Rivian secures $1.3 billion funding from Tesla investor, Amazon, Ford, and more : https://electrek.co/2019/12/23/rivian-funding-tesla-investor/
Rivian : https://rivian.com/
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Why do manufacturers of electric cars / trucks feel the need to design them with such shockingly ugly front ends, because in my opinion this looks terrible and so do the majority of the others makes.
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I do wonder how some of these trucks would cope with pedestrian impact tests.
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Not sure if this is the video that's been proclaimed fake on some websites but it's impressive!
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It does seem to be a trend that's being mitigated in redesigned - compare the unremittingly ugly Leaf Mk1
... with the much classier Leaf Mk2
If only Tesla would take notice!
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Renault is the exception but even here the Mk1 Zoe:
... has been "toughened up" in the Mk2 iteration:
... has been "toughened up" in the Mk2 iteration:
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The Rivian is typically pricy too -
The R1T pickup truck will start at $69,000. That cost is before the $7,500 federal tax credit. Rivian is currently taking refundable $1,000 deposits.
And these government grants aren't going to last long once people start buying electric cars in earnest - the UK grant has already been reduced from £5000 to £3500 and I can't see it staying at that figure long.
The R1T pickup truck will start at $69,000. That cost is before the $7,500 federal tax credit. Rivian is currently taking refundable $1,000 deposits.
And these government grants aren't going to last long once people start buying electric cars in earnest - the UK grant has already been reduced from £5000 to £3500 and I can't see it staying at that figure long.
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Weasel, what is mentioned often is that in the US “Big is Beautiful”. If you visit the Car Shows you will see some unbelievable vehicles all street legal / worthy and “who is worried about “Pedestrain Safety” not them, only the Pedestrains. I mean here the Polizei would have a great day with Fines - Dave
As the Safety issue has been raised quite rightly this is just a general comment from the US :
As the Safety issue has been raised quite rightly this is just a general comment from the US :
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Thanks for that article - doesn't surprise me...
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