Rivian in the UK
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FlyingTrotter

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669 posts

177 months

Saturday 8th February 2020
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Is there any indication that there will be right hand drive cars sold in UK at some point ? I know that the focus will be US pickup and SUV market and Amazon vans

scottydoesntknow

860 posts

79 months

Saturday 8th February 2020
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Yes, they plan to produce RHD UK pickups and SUV’s.

https://youtu.be/QMfxJEfb4lw

tuscan_raider

310 posts

169 months

Sunday 9th February 2020
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Thats v nice

SUV = 400 miles range and 0-60 in 3 seconds

SWoll

21,698 posts

280 months

Sunday 9th February 2020
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scratchchin

Bigger/heavier than a fully loaded FFRR.
Look like a mid 2000's Jeep Grand Cherokee with a nose design from a kids cartoon.
180 kWh battery suggests it's horribly inefficient.

Some interesting tech I'm sure but as an overall package I'm not convinced, especially for the UK.

granada203028

1,500 posts

219 months

Sunday 9th February 2020
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It is an un aerodynamic heavy pick up needing to potentially move and tow stuff. And in a deep USA winter. 180KWh is barely enough.

Ford in Trump's USA has introduced a simple large capacity V8 truck:

https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en...

USA great again? Maybe it is.