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A Rivian Fender Bender Cost $42,000. Its CEO Says That Should Never Happen (www.thedrive.com)
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[–] 19 points 5 months ago (4 children)

I like the rivian cars, but i have worked for years as a hardware engineer and i am 100 percent certain this was a known issue. I have seen design scrutinized on so much less and this is just such an obvious issue...

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Rivian and Tesla are trying to hit price points with lower volumes so they are 100% aiming to reduce manufacturing costs even if it creates scenarios like this.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    This was an issue when they were making record profit margins in the industry and charging $150,000++.

    It's only a problem now when people pull out of purchases because they get a shocking insurance quote.

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