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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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[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 20 points 1 year ago (10 children)

If they had decent range ones for just a bit cheaper...

It's minimum like $30k right now and that's just too much for most

Plus a lot of people still don't have anywhere to charge them.

Otherwise I'd have liked to have gotten one

[–] bushpilot@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

A Bolt, after all the tax incentives, comes in at around $18k!

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Really? Can you actually get them at MSRP in any decent amount of time?

And is that federal? I thought Chevy ran out of their tax incentives...

[–] dynamojoe@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Not as of last January when I tried to buy one. I was able to test drive one and found it acceptable but it was the only one available, it was significantly over MSRP (it was Premier trim, so >$35k) and I could order one but they flat out told me I'd be waiting a minimum of five months.

[–] bushpilot@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

GM did run out, but the rules changed in 2023, so there is no more cap. GM and Tesla get the incentives again.

[–] pikachus_ghost_uncle@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

But the problem is. It’s a bolt.

[–] mayonaise_met@feddit.nl 8 points 1 year ago

At that price that seems like an alright car. It's just a bit slow to fast charge.

[–] Lowered_lifted@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Am wondering if the new ones can actually fit someone who is 6 feet tall in the back seat without them having to hunch over

[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That'd be fine if I didn't have 3 kids with car seats! I need a soccer mom vehicle.

[–] MonkRome@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Sometimes those little cars can have more room than you realize. My wife used to drive a prius c and it had more room than my mid sized sedan. Not sure about the bolt, but I wouldn't be surprised if it has plenty of room when the motor takes up less room than a gasoline engine.

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