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That’s one way to look at it, but the market was already headed this direction long before the Cybertruck was announced. Rivian, for example, purchased their f
by alphabettsy 5y ago
That’s one way to look at it, but the market was already headed this direction long before the Cybertruck was announced.
Rivian, for example, purchased their factory in like 2017 and it’s very likely that the F150 Lightning was in the works in earnest before that Cybertruck was sketched on a napkin since Ford was talking about and teasing working prototypes of the electric F150 before the Cybertruck was announced.
What Musk is great at, above his other talents, is being a great marketer IMO.
- pbreit 5y agoI think big auto commitment to electric would have remained half-hearted and unsuccessful until Tesla showed it could be fine.
- alphabettsy 5y agoMaybe, but some governments are/were planning to ban combustion vehicles. There’s no doubt the big automakers are going to make profits off of their existing technology as long as possible.