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[-] PugEnjoyer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 4 months ago

Same here, some friends of mine really got into car hacking with Teslas in particular and I was looking forward to sharing more hobbies with them. But at this point, I'd be embarrassed as hell to tell anyone I intentionally bought a Tesla, even a used one. And besides, if I really want the "sleek futuristic electric car by the dedicated electric car company", Rivian exists (unless their CEO is somehow worse than Elon 😬😩)

[-] MammyWhammy@lemmy.ml 9 points 4 months ago

If he is worse than Elon, he at least has the decency to hide it.

[-] systemguy_64@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Rivian needs a Y/3 competitor. It's over 100k for a Rivian in Canada. A Y is 54k, a 3 is just under 50k to qualify for federal and provincial incentives.

[-] PugEnjoyer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 months ago

Yeah, I said that without looking up the prices for a Rivian and remembered why I'm not actually considering getting one 😭. The world just still isn't ready for an all electric car manufacturer that is both affordable and not run by a manchild smdh

[-] spidermanchild@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

Well lucky for us they have the R2/R3(X) in the pipeline. Can't come soon enough though, 2026 for the R2 seems like a lifetime away.

[-] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

BYD has its PHEV Shark truck starting at $54k. Its something like 500+ mile mixed range, with a 60 mile electric only range.

Not exactly the same, but still a lot of truck for much less. They will be making them in Mexico, so tariffs shouldn't apply.

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