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What a great interview, RJ is an impressive leader with humility and most impressive is looking out far into the future for the benefit of human kind. I loved it when he said they were looking at the impacts of the product on his kids, kid's Kids (great, great grand kids) We need more of that vision in our world, in my opinion.
 

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Honestly, that was kind of a painful interview to listen to. The guy was very scattered in his conversational approach and kept interrupting. Not my favorite with RJ
 

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I did like that they will have additional things coming up to announce on the VW Group deal and that the vision is for that to go across all of the VW Group divisions.
 

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Ten year projects can be trying. For him, it was his only project. Impressive.
 

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The story about transitioning from a sports car to this adventure vehicle segment was interesting in retrospect. I wonder if the vans were part of that discussion as well? Which got me thinking about the fact that Tesla has tried to influence semi-tractor trailers, without much success (but which needs to happen in a climate-based electrification movement). Heavy farm and related transportation equipment is another sector that could and should be electrified, but doesn't seem to be moving anywhere in that direction.
 

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I am really impressed. RJ really cares about all this stuff. RJ is the only car company CEO who also founded the company. That puts him in the company of Henry Ford and the other automotive pioneers. He is actually a real dyed in the wool life long car guy. We are proud to be early adopters and owners of a Rivian.

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The story about transitioning from a sports car to this adventure vehicle segment was interesting in retrospect. I wonder if the vans were part of that discussion as well? Which got me thinking about the fact that Tesla has tried to influence semi-tractor trailers, without much success (but which needs to happen in a climate-based electrification movement).
Tesla has tried to influence semi-tractors without much success?

Successes to date have been outstanding and numerous. They have proven the electric semi naysayers, you know, the ones who said Tesla's Semi plans violated the laws of physics, completely wrong. They proved it could go over 500 miles in the real world, fully loaded, without a charge. And they ran it loaded, on real routes, for multiple days over 1000 miles per day. And Tesla has sold everyone they made during pilot production and are now getting near completion of their high volume Tesla Semi manufacturing plant in Nevada. They should be ramping up to high-volume production through 2025.

I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you simply were unaware of Tesla's excellent progress with electric semi-trucks.
 

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What a great interview, RJ is an impressive leader with humility and most impressive is looking out far into the future for the benefit of human kind. I loved it when he said they were looking at the impacts of the product on his kids, kid's Kids (great, great grand kids) We need more of that vision in our world, in my opinion.
If he had that vision, he wouldn't be selling pollution credits to other manufacturers, which have the effect of a) stalling their EV programs and b) harming the planet by negating any environmental advantage to buying a Rivian. He also wouldn't have studied ICE engines for this Ph.D. thesis.
 

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Agreed in one sense, @ThirteenElectrics -- but it's possible to be good, and even visionary, without acting on principle in every single area.

If RJ succeeds, I believe the world is better off. Most success requires compromise. Hopefully these are the right compromises to advance environmental goals overall.

If selling pollution credits helps Rivian succeed, the heroes will be the elected officials who put the incentives into place, and the voters who supported them in that effort.

Best wishes!
 

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Tesla has tried to influence semi-tractors without much success?

Successes to date have been outstanding and numerous. They have proven the electric semi naysayers, you know, the ones who said Tesla's Semi plans violated the laws of physics, completely wrong. They proved it could go over 500 miles in the real world, fully loaded, without a charge. And they ran it loaded, on real routes, for multiple days over 1000 miles per day. And Tesla has sold everyone they made during pilot production and are now getting near completion of their high volume Tesla Semi manufacturing plant in Nevada. They should be ramping up to high-volume production through 2025.

I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you simply were unaware of Tesla's excellent progress with electric semi-trucks.
Ok thanks.
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