Rivian valued at over $100B after biggest IPO of 2021

Re:Rivian valued at over $100B after biggest IPO of 2021 by pengaru on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @02:57PM (#29179789)

> based on how well the rivian prototypes held up in the show "long way up"

You came away from that with a positive impression of the Rivians?

I guess we can say at least they didn't burst into flames...

But they did break, and one particular occasion stands out in my mind involving some inexplicably vulnerable low-hanging hydraulic reservoir striking a rock. For a truck it seemed like a pretty stupid red-flag design choice.

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Re:Rivian valued at over $100B after biggest IPO of 2021 by skrtskrt on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @03:28PM (#29180255)

That sounds like a fixable problem that's not the core technology. Major legacy car makers have made mistakes thousands of times more stupid and dangerous.

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Re:Rivian valued at over $100B after biggest IPO of 2021 by greedo on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @03:52PM (#29180593)

That show made me swear off any Rivian in the future. They had the chance to cement themselves as cool pioneers, but looked like a jumbled mess that wasn't ready for primetime.

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Re:Rivian valued at over $100B after biggest IPO of 2021 by caseyf7 on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @04:13PM (#29180892)

That was filmed over 2 years ago with prototype vehicles. Hard to expect the trucks didn't get incredibly better from the experience.

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