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I work for a company that could most definitely deliver this vision before Rivian could (this is entirely my personal opinion and not reflective of my company)
by aetherspawn 7y ago
I work for a company that could most definitely deliver this vision before Rivian could (this is entirely my personal opinion and not reflective of my company) due to our extensive, non-vapourware, build history. The trucks are very real and being field tested, delivering real packages to real people every day. Most don’t even realise they are electric.
The price is not a niche price you may imagine; it’s very highly competitive for fleet managers that entirely makes sense on their books and not just for the environment or marketing. You don’t have to wait for the product to be R&D or whatever, because they’re rolling off the line right now, and typically no charging infrastructure is needed due to on-board charging.
Australian designed.
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- solarkraft 7y agoWhy do you think Amazon went with Rivian instead of your company?
- aetherspawn 7y agoPersonal opinion only; If you are delivering vehicles today, then the technology that you have validated is (although not vapourware) older than today. And to meet people’s expectation of a cheap vehicle without operating at a loss (no VC money), there are realities imposed by cost. Someone like Rivian with lots of VC money isn’t concerned with surviving between sales, so they can afford to take the risk of selling things that don’t exist yet, at a loss if they desire, and so their marketing department is constantly walking on water.
- DrScump 7y agoPlus, you guys drive on the wrong side of the road.
- TecoAndJix 7y agoA guess: Rivian is an American company and Amazon wants that juicy DoD cloud contract. Not the best look when there are domestic alternatives
- solarkraft 7y agoSlightly OT, I know: Does your company sell power trains to individuals? I'm shopping for one (around 50kW, perhaps sans battery) that is relatively inexpensive and can go on the road in Europe without an extra electromagnetic inspection.
- aetherspawn 7y agoSans battery is pretty a significant change to the controller software, I think you’ll find is a difficulty when talking inexpensive.