Is It Rivian’s Time To Rise?

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Tesla exploded the electrical automotive market, changing into the clear chief within the trade with the mass-market Tesla Mannequin 3, and finally even having the #1 greatest promoting mannequin of any form on the earth with the Tesla Mannequin Y. Just lately, although, BYD gross sales have climbed a lot sooner, and Tesla gross sales have really declined. Maybe it’s only a bump within the street for Tesla, however that is undoubtedly the yr of BYD. There are a number of different Chinese language EV startups rising quick as properly — from NIO to Xpeng to Zeekr. Does that imply the US is simply going to be left within the mud? Possibly, however we’ve acquired some cavalry on the best way. Particularly, be careful for the rise of Rivian.

Within the newest CleanTechnica Discuss podcast, CleanTechnica’s Scott Cooney and Rob Simon talk about the good potential of Rivian, the standard of Rivian automobiles, the corporate’s coming mass-market (learn: cheaper) fashions, and the opening Tesla is leaving for an additional younger EV startup to climb that all the time daunting mass-adoption scaling graph. Benefit from the dialogue!

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Referenced within the podcast, right here’s Scott inside a Rivian R1T gear tunnel:

Additionally, listed here are extra enjoyable picks of the approaching extra reasonably priced R2 and R3:

Rob and Scott additionally talk about the brand new Rivian–Volkswagen three way partnership, which seems promising, and the rising expertise pool at Rivian. Moreover, naturally, they talk about the truth that many disillusioned former Elon Musk followers can discover a new dwelling at Rivian — shopping for its automobiles, investing within the firm, and even working there — in the event that they need to help a pure EV firm that isn’t on the market politicking for Donald Trump.

Additionally, observe that, whereas most Tesla house owners commerce in for a brand new Tesla once they commerce their automotive in, Rivian was a robust second alternative, getting 10% of these Tesla drivers.

What do you assume — is Rivian going to be the subsequent EV startup to see a robust rise in gross sales? Can Rivian turn into a mass-market auto model like Tesla? Will Rivian turn into worthwhile within the coming yr and begin getting a number of the numerous headlines Tesla will get?