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R. J. Scaringe

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Scaringe presents Rivian as a Tesla without the controversy and chaos

January 29, 2026 Steve 0

With Tesla showing signs of stepping back from automotive production, Rivian has the potential to come out from under its shadow with a more affordable R2 model. Toward that end, the automaker’s founder R. J. […]

Current Events

EVs need a George Romney to champion them in the next few years

June 13, 2025 Steve 17

With the Republicans likely to slash support for electric vehicles at every turn (Ferry, 2025), automakers will need to work much harder to market their wares in the next few years. What would be particularly […]

Rivian charging
Current Events

Can Rivian survive long enough to launch a less-expensive SUV?

February 23, 2024 Steve 2

On March 7 Rivian is expected to unveil a smaller and cheaper sport-utility vehicle called the R2 to compete against the Tesla Model Y. Although such a move could be crucial to boosting the fledgling […]

2022 Rivian R1T truck with integrated tent
Current Events

Does Rivian lose more than $100,000 on every vehicle it sells?

November 22, 2022 Steve 0

Reuters recently reported that every time Rivian Automotive Inc. sells an electric vehicle, it loses “hundreds of thousands of dollars due to staggering raw material and production costs, their latest earnings statements showed” (Sriram, 2022). […]

Elon Musk discusses climate change when introducing Tesla Model 3
Current Events

A few thoughts on skepticism about an EV transition led by Tesla

May 12, 2021 Steve 2

Yesterday I came across a debate on a left-of-center political blog that sounded surprisingly similar to what I’ve seen in auto industry media. A number of commentators were quite skeptical about a rapid transition to […]

Elon Musk and R. J. Scaringe
Current Events

Tesla vs. Rivian: Henry Kaiser, meet Joe Frazer

November 28, 2018 Steve 0

Elon Musk now admits that Tesla nearly died last summer. The sidelined CEO told Axios on HBO that “the company was bleeding money like crazy” during the Model 3 production ramp up. Musk added that […]

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