Rivian CEO issues strong statement about people who purchase gas-powered cars: ‘Sort of like building a horse barn in 1910’ : technology

[–] Lexam@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's called a stable. And if you keep horses then yes you need to build one.

load more comments (1 replies)

[–] itscozydownhere@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I agree. In Europe some not mega big electric cars are already on par with their gasoline equivalent

[–] pwalshj@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (5 children)

It would be like burning coal to make the electricit....oh

load more comments (5 replies)

[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm not currently in the market for a truck and I don't know much about Rivian. Now I know for sure, based on this alone, I will never buy a Rivian vehicle. I used to consider buying a Tesla as well, but won't for similar reasons.

load more comments (1 replies)

[–] PopularUsername@lemmy.sdf.org -4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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.

load more comments (2 replies)

[–] CaptainAniki@lemmy.flight-crew.org -5 points 2 years ago (4 children)

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

Fuck rich people.

load more comments (4 replies)

[–] Hazdaz@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Maybe some people want to tow.

I'm in the market for a new car and it sure as shit isn't gonna a be electric. Maybe that's because I don't have $80k to drop on a new car. Maybe it's because I have zero interest in dealing with range issues. Maybe it's because every EV is a goddamn touchscreen on wheels.

load more comments (3 replies)

[–] Chickenstalker@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years ago (5 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.

[–] MrSpArkle@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

And where would the hydrogen come from?

The two most common schemes are either producing it from natural gas, or wasting electricity to produce hydrogen via electrolysis.

Either way, hydrogen is a waste of resources for most applications.

load more comments (4 replies)

[+] lemann@lemmy.one -6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Probably best to avoid these new tech-car companies if all their CEOs are going to do is just shoot off bad takes. Says a lot about the company culture IMO ☹️

Just leave people to buy whatever they want to, and importantly, whatever they can afford.

As much as I like electric cars, it's not affordable or sustainable to splash 10k every 10 years on a new battery. If I buy a combustion engine vehicle, I don't need to replace the engine/[insert heavy and expensive component here] every decade or less, assuming good maintenance.

Teslas are very good at looking after their batteries, but those are expensive. Nissan Leafs (older models/2010s) are cheaper, but they have no active battery cooling system to thermally protect the batteries, so you'll probably be replacing those more frequently.

load more comments (2 replies)

[+] djmarcone@lemm.ee -7 points 2 years 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

load more comments (4 replies)

[+] Conyak@lemmy.tf -10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Fuck you! Not everyone can afford that shit asshole. Guess I can add another electric vehicle to the do not buy list if I can ever afford one.

load more comments (1 replies)

Technology

Our Rules

Approved Bots