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If you are getting anything close to $5K tax returns you either should not be spending money on a Rivian or you desperately need help to set up proper withholding

I’ll never stop screaming this from the rooftops because it’s a VERY important distinction … a non-refundable tax credit is not “giving” anyone money. The government doesn’t “give” you the portion of the money you earn that is untaxed. The government does not do you a favor by applying less than...

I get what you are trying to say - but you are still missing the point both I and the other poster (in a different way) are getting at. Unless you believe the government has an inherent right to ownership of all production, the decision not tax is not the same as an expenditure. Governments can...

Well in that case I have good news for you - the EV purchase credit is a non-refundable credit, meaning you can only claim it to the degree that you actually pay taxes. So perfect fit for your goal - the government doesn’t spend money on anything in this case, it’s the taxpayers themselves...

It’s not a fallacy - at no point did I said the bucket is just sitting there. Call it a collection, fund, whatever you want.. that point is that it’s a set of funds that are spent on things intended to generate net societal benefits. Whether someone can “afford” it or not, or is too rich or too...

I don’t even understand this argument - we shouldn’t think about taxation in terms or whether it makes someone “poor” or not or whether someone can “afford” it. I can “afford” a $250K car, that doesn’t mean I should be compelled to buy one. We would be wise to start talking about taxation in...

Give me $1000 then? I personally am not a fan of giving the government a $1000 10-year advance for road taxes on a car I’ll keep 6 years. If this is a neutral idea then put it on ICE vehicles as well and raise all road taxes via this mechanism. I bet you they won’t propose that

Many newer systems have fully electric ignition systems. Can’t even (safely) ignite them without electricity

Most gas furnaces less than 20 years old will still require electricity to run.

I have it in my Mach-E and use it to eat snacks or rest my hands while driving on long road trips. In addition the driver alertness can (accurately in my experience) detect drowsiness and warn you to rest.

To clarify - I’m not talking about handsfree vs non-handsfree. I’m not talking about FSD vs non-FSD. In talking about comparing the functionality that Rivian DOES have to others. It’s simply not good. I love the car but the ADAS sucks I have more random intermittent sensor errors/alerts (making...

My “goalpost” is it being a good system.. it is not. Bluecruise is my example of a baseline “good” but not class leading system. Rivian is far away from being even Bluecruise level let alone class leading system- and that’s despite having MUCH better hardware already. Of course not being able...

Just going to have to agree to disagree then.. like I said, I’m not comparing the Rivian to nothing - I’m comparing it to Bluecruise in a Mach-E. Not even Tesla FSD. Bluecruise blows it out of the water and if you can find a review on the entire internet that says otherwise I’ll gladly read it.

Haven’t really taken it too far on the road yet but this definitely isn’t a localized problem. It’s pretty much consensus experience on this forum and with the other Rivian owners I know. The ADAS system is far behind Tesla, Ford, GM for sure.. I haven’t used the Volvo/Polestar EVs yet but their...

Then your experience is different from mine and every other Rivian owner I know (I live in a neighborhood with dozens of them). Between “road info unavailable”, overpasses incorrectly marked as tunnels, sensor errors, dangerously ping-ponging to find center, struggling with curves, inability to...

Don’t know why people are worried about replacing hardware to support Level 3 autonomous - I have a Gen 2 and the ADAS is worse than a 10 year old Honda. Rivians are unreliable at even basic ADAS features and as far as autonomous, the longest I’ve ever had Driver+ sessions uninterrupted is...

I mean… if that’s what you tell yourself it’s fine but this is definitely not true.

Nobody values a capital intensive manufacturer on “price to sales multiple”. This article should be ignored.

You might have a phone issue - I can lock/unlock directly from widget

I’ve noticed that a lot of buyers of expensive EVs are actually older or less tech savvy than you would have thought. For many, any technology beyond a button click feels like a burden The other alternative by the way is to just give them the keycard so they can unlock the car.. the more I...