[image] Electric Truck Startup Steps In Where Other Automakers Left Off Rivian plans to make battery-powered trucks and SUVs in a former auto plant in central Illinois. But it will face some challenges as Americans have been slow to adopt electric vehicles.

[image] Pre-order your Electric pick-up truck or SUV Rivian General Discussion The world’s first Electric Adventure Vehicles https://products.rivian.com/ https://products.rivian.com/suv/ Starting price of $65,000 after Federal Tax rebate Up to 400+ Miles Quad-Motor Sy…

Based on the picture, it looks to be unibody, not a traditional body-on-frame truck Can’t see that kind of vehicle competing against a work truck But it might attract some wealthy buyers who have no intention of actually using the vehicle as a work truck, but rather their daily driver or their lat…

[image] db4690: no intention of actually using the vehicle as a work truck, Isn’t that most pickup truck buyers? I bought a pickup truck because I was living out of it for prolonged periods. The 7-foot bed made it possible to store all my belongings and stretch out to sleep. I didn’t carry…

Americans have been slow to adopt electric vehicles because “affordable” and “useful” have been polar opposites in the electric car world. Teslas are great, if you’re loaded and can afford one. Leafs are affordable, if you can handle only having maybe 40 miles worth of range on some days. I’m not…

Or you could buy a Bolt and have both. I imagine that the Model 3 Tesla will be both affordable and useful when they get around to building basic ones that don’t cost $60,000.

Eh, yeah, I thought the Bolt had some potential, so naturally GM killed it. On the other hand, 37 grand starting price is a pretty big ask for something that looks like that and which is built on the cheap.

Don’t think GM killed the Bolt. And I’ll believe this pickup and its price when I see it.

Oh that’s right. They killed the Volt, not the Bolt. The rest of what I said stands :wink: I agree - I too will believe this when it’s actually available for sale, although the astronomical price doesn’t shock me.

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Rivian is building an electric pickup in Illinois

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Rivian is building an electric pickup in Illinois

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