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.”

  • GiddyGap@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    All these products have to come to market in order for prices to eventually come down. People need to see that they have viable options to gasoline cars.

    In Norway, more than 80 percent of new cars sold are electric. There are many other options that don’t cost $73,000. Rivian is just one option.

    • HelixDab2@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      IIRC, Norway also offered substantial tax incentives to people that bought electric cars. IIRC, the fed. gov’t did the same in the US, and car companies responded by raising prices by the amount of the incentive.