Rivian's platform approach to electric vehicles helped it raise $3B this year
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Rivian's platform approach to electric vehicles helped it raise $3B this year
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Re: Rivian's platform approach to electric vehicles helped it raise $3B this year
#2... Aren't all the Teslas skateboard design? Isn't the skateboard design the basic EV design since the EV prototypes from the 90s?
This seems basically like a Rivian press release reprinted.
Re: Rivian's platform approach to electric vehicles helped it raise $3B this year
#3... Aren't all the Teslas skateboard design? Isn't the skateboard design the basic EV design since the EV prototypes from the 90s? This seems basically like a Rivian press release reprinted.
I remember reading in popular Mechanics about a skateboard design from GM back when the EV1 was new.
Re: Rivian's platform approach to electric vehicles helped it raise $3B this year
#4... Aren't all the Teslas skateboard design? Isn't the skateboard design the basic EV design since the EV prototypes from the 90s? This seems basically like a Rivian press release reprinted.
I remember reading in popular Mechanics about a skateboard design from GM back when the EV1 was new.
Gm invented the skateboard design but never did anything with it. Tesla uses it but it's proprietary. Rivian's shtick is that they are willing to license it and build it for others. That's a big reason why Ford invested: they can immediately get access to a leading edge ev platform without spending any time on it.
Re: Rivian's platform approach to electric vehicles helped it raise $3B this year
#5I think most hype over EVs is a direct result of the Tesla stock price and people upset they missed their chance to buy it when it was $20. Probably nothing to do with Rivian or their tech - they just want "the next Tesla".
Re: Rivian's platform approach to electric vehicles helped it raise $3B this year
#6The Rivian is a truck you need, the Tesla is a truck you want.
And the Revian will be road legal in Europe.
Re: Rivian's platform approach to electric vehicles helped it raise $3B this year
#7The Rivian is a truck you need, the Tesla is a truck you want. And the Revian will be road legal in Europe.
Tesla could relatively rapidly release a comparable competitor if it becomes obvious they are losing a large market share for certain segment.
Re: Rivian's platform approach to electric vehicles helped it raise $3B this year
#8... Aren't all the Teslas skateboard design? Isn't the skateboard design the basic EV design since the EV prototypes from the 90s? This seems basically like a Rivian press release reprinted.
Yeah I think the innovation here is in the business model, not the engineering.
I really do like the four motor design on the Rivian platform though. It opens up a lot of possibilities for improved performance/handling/safety and off-road capability. The 'tank turn' demo is kind of a gimmick but also not - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzwM8KE2L3I
Edit: Add mecanum wheels and you could strafe (at least until they fell apart): https://youtu.be/snbiKkxPgig
Re: Rivian's platform approach to electric vehicles helped it raise $3B this year
#9> On Monday, Rivian announced it had raised $1.3 billion in its fourth funding round of the year, led by T. Rowe Price, bringing its total for 2019 to nearly $2.9 billion.
> Rivian has been quietly developing vehicles for a decade, but it seized the industry’s attention in late 2018, when it unveiled a pair of eye-catching, high-end electric trucks.
Rivian raised $2.9 billion over four funding rounds in the span of one year? And it's been around for a full decade without ever releasing a product?
Does this not set off alarm bells?
Re: Rivian's platform approach to electric vehicles helped it raise $3B this year
#10... Aren't all the Teslas skateboard design? Isn't the skateboard design the basic EV design since the EV prototypes from the 90s? This seems basically like a Rivian press release reprinted.
Yeah I think the innovation here is in the business model, not the engineering. I really do like the four motor design on the Rivian platform though. It opens up a lot of possibilities for improved performance/handling/safety and off-road capability. The 'tank turn' demo is kind of a gimmick but also not - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzwM8KE2L3I Edit: Add mecanum wheels and you could strafe (at least until they f…
Would the "tank turn" work on asphalt? Or would that be too much friction for the tires?