Big surprise: Rivian pauses its deal to make EV vans with Mercedes in Europe.
Startup wants to preserve its cash pile as conditions worsen.
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First details with Patricia Nilsson here: ft.com/content/ea197d…
Safety matters Geely Group
Wishing all the best to the R&D team, to adress all launch mistakes. #makingcarsishard
Time to replace the rockets-landing-on-barges gifs with cars-rolling-off-assembly-line gifs, gang #makingcarsishard
All-too predictably, there are people making this about Tesla. Thing is, nobody ever said that 'legacy' automakers don't make mistakes. #MakingCarsIsHard applies to everyone, which is why experienced OEMs tend to not make wildly ambitious designs or manufacturing 'step changes.'
Really interesting Automotive News story on the challenges startups and suppliers are facing with their 'skateboard'-based EV platform plays. Turns out the concept is harder in practice than theory (go figure!) #makingcarsishard europe.autonews.com/technology/why…
“Field’s departure could also indicate that he believed he had a better shot shipping electric cars at a legacy company rather than Apple -- despite it being the most valuable technology company in the world with nearly limitless resources.”
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A lot of people are sleeping on Canoo. Yes, the name is weird, yes launching with a van is weird and yes, they have to raise more money and #makingcarsishard . All that is offset by the sheer coolness of the vehicle, the uniqueness of the business model and how they fit together.
Regular reminder that #makingcarsishard and recalling safety-related defects is always better than not recalling them.
Mark Truby Elon Musk Gosh, now I’m thinking Ford did more than Twitter-crowdsource design considerations for the F-series plug-in hybrid, too... cc: Tesla Elon Musk #makingcarsishard