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Amazon clearly wants Rivian to succeed: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/15/rivian-announces-700-million-investment-round-led-by-amazon.html https://www.cnbc.com/20

Amazon clearly wants Rivian to succeed: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/15/rivian-announces-700-million-investment-round-led-by-amazon.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/15/rivian-announces-700-million... :-)

throwaway5752 7y ago
And that is fine, in my opinion. I don't think it's self dealing. If you think climate change is an urgent issue, you fund solutions. When you fund solutions, you choose the best option. When you're ready to act on it, you choose the best option.
- WhompingWindows 7y ago
  Well, it's not as if there are 100k electric vans ready for purchase, Rivian needs their investment and their orders to scale up to 100k. Amazon's creating its own demand and supply here.
  - throwaway5752 7y ago
    Yup. Just comes with the territory of the scale they are operating at. Looking at Renault Kangaroo ZE and Nissan e NV200 sales its possible 100k electrics vans is more than have ever been produced, cumulatively, period.