Rivian: Tesla's Newest Rival | Forbes

[@maxmorrison9373]

wait for them to actually deliver a car before calling them a rival

[@peterzerfass4609]

Sean Mitchell recently had a good talk about all the past "Tesla Killers" (Aptly named the "The Tesla Killer Cementary") at the at Fully Charged Live meetup kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpWwpKR-opWHjsU Let's see if Rivian will end up there, too.

[@2013TombRaider]

Max Morrison oh they are competition you can ignore all you wait and say many came and many failed etc but rivian is different. They actually have good tech software etc and they also have big companies backing them up to make sure they don’t go bankrupt also they have pretty good support from people not tesla level support but they might after they start delivering..

[@emmanuel9325]

Yes you are right. Comparing any car brand to tesla is a cursed

[@JoseLopez-dt6sw]

nik maknojia difference between Tesla and everyone else is that Tesla is a luxury brand. People buy Tesla for the brand more than anything

[@olivierdols5556]

@@JoseLopez-dt6sw well yes and no because Tesla's are currently the best EV's on the market so they go for the brand Tesla

[@J-Gx]

Every electric car seems to be a Tesla rival/killer. Good luck with that.

[@dravidan8732]

Ziggi Mon aren’t the Renault and other like a lot cheaper and more well suited for those kind of environments? Tesla is selling to the entire world

[@clevernduruza8624]

@Ziggi Mon French people support their manufacturer's unlike Americans.

[@distantarray]

@Ziggi Mon Most important figure is Tesla sells EVERY CAR they can produce. No one else has a backlog of orders that they can't fulfill. Nice try in cherry picking a tree with only a few cherries.

[@Zee216]

@Ziggi Mon france is a baby market

[@shadowninja6689]

Best case scenario for every 'Tesla Killer' is they become the #2 EV maker in the market. Tesla has already secured their spot as #1, their tech and branding lead is too many miles ahead of the competition at this point.

[@76century23]

Start making vehicles already. Been hearing about this forever.

[@distantarray]

10 years and still waiting...

[@shadowninja6689]

@jabberwolf Tesla moved the release date for the Model Y UP, not back. Tesla has gotten much better at meeting their deadlines lately.

[@eatyournoodless]

jabberwolf Tesla is probably 10 times better lmao. They are way ahead in terms of experience, tech, and design.

[@yootoober2009]

@jabberwolf - Green car makers go through painful learning curve just like others - Duesenburg, De Lorean and Future. We'll wee if Rivian is an exception but to date there are ZERO successful new car makers in the US.

[@anthonyle1733]

@jabberwolf I mean if it takes you 11 years to make a car you better release it on time. Also no point in delaying if they only have 2000 preorders.

[@L3L3Lee]

Tesla never got this much love when it was a start up. I remember everyone saying the company wont survive and now every new start up is celebrated as a Tesla killer. Shouldn't we be celebrating innovation and creativity, surely more is better than less......right ?

[@jaykumar7100]

I like Elon but competition always favor customer.

[@Mr-ji2im]

True. However even if rivian wrecked tesla, I'd still be buying tesla just because his plans to go to mars and revolutionize earth. Competition is a good thing most of the time, but until rivian starts making space companies I just can't go with them.

[@staph8022]

theory816 traitor? traitor to ice cars or other ev companies😂

[@shubhankardasgupta4777]

@theory816 but soon you IC car is gonna cost more than driving a kilometre.

[@matrix2678]

@@Mr-ji2im Tesla is a ticket to mars

[@matrix2678]

@@zoyaspencer8025 wait for Japan

[@mehtaverse]

I visited their Normal, IL factory in Spring 2018 as part of my practicum curriculum. It was an abandoned Mitsubishi factory that they planned turn into a electric car assembly line. It was very nascent during that time with few stamping machines, automated robots and a paint shop. They want to make an electric truck which I found to be very unique and promising at that time and I am happy to see they are ready to launch soon. We need as much electric cars on the roads as possible but we should also try to figure out alternative and efficient ways to produce electricity to meet this new demand because, as long as we keep using conventional energy sources to generate electricity, these electric cars would not be able to make a significant impact.

[@artbyshk]

Steve-O now CEO of some electric car brand god damn

[@MajorWTech]

3:33 real player? The only "real player" is Tesla. Don't get me wrong but i would love to see Rivian succeed but until they start delivering some cars or starts producing some cars dont call them Tesla's killer or even rival.

[@jasonv6319]

Messias Alves rivian will be like samsung to apple.. right up there but apple still on top for its ecosystem

[@elliotthampton3167]

The thing about rivian is how it’s skateboard can be moved across. For example the same skate board in the vans are in the trucks and the suv, not to mention they can be easily adapted due to their design to scale vehicles, including turning these packs into power walls. The difference between Tesla and Rivian is the scale ability and depth that they have.

[@Lumumba_00]

@@jasonv6319 rivals to Tesla are in China and will take over the world soon. Nio and Xpeng.

[@vegetarianandsimple5388]

so where can we get the stock I looked on stash and robinhood and I cant find it

[@jeez-rz]

Rival? These aren’t even in consumer hands yet.. Get to market first.

[@Miura00]

Yeah he’s real charismatic

[@ghostrunner2138]

Why is everyone so parted? I’m a huge Tesla fan and I also can’t wait for this thing to hit the streets.

[@paulrybarczyk5013]

@Sal B I'm a Tesla fanboy, and I think Rivian is great. So that's not the point of contention. The point is ... this video is an infomercial disguised as news. It completely ignores the huge expansion struggles that Rivian is about to face. Their design is very clever, but they're basically Tesla in 2012. Tesla struggled for years even with no real EV competition. Rivian will face the same struggles but with huge competition.

[@qwertygames2339]

@Sal B basically what paulry said.

[@2013TombRaider]

I don’t care about their cars but I do wanna know where can I buy their stocks 🙂

[@robertchristensen9949]

nik maknojia Amazon has a large stake in it, investing in Amazon is in part an investment in Rivian

[@TheNebraska402]

i would suspect that in the upcoming years you will be able to hear of an IPO from the company. start saving for some of the IPO stocks. that is what I have been doing. and if the company is bought out before an IPO, then at least there is some cash to invest in other companies or go on a vacation. with an investor like Amazon, i find it hard for the company to file bankruptcy right out of the gate. Bezos is going to make sure this thing is around for a few more years

[@Dee24ization]

Get ready for the IPO in the near future

[@GoatDirt]

Such a great company! Can’t wait to see these get moving.

[@vladislavbashev1707]

They don't have their own chargers and no battery supply factory, so there you have 2 big problems from the start. How are they going to get enough batteries, when there are already so many manufacturers struggling and delaying their production due to lack of battery supply.

[@robertchristensen9949]

Vladislav Bashev not to mention it won’t have the self driving of Tesla

[@temporalsoliton]

They need to extend their partnership with Amazon for the logistics to sell their vehicles online, install home chargers and service the cars on site. That type of full service would really change the automotive paradigm.

[@xijingpooh5879]

so what basic spec do you get for $70k USD.

[@dannyabe6452]

Not as much as Cyber Truck.

[@konferowicz1967]

Where would I service this truck?

[@JSMachineWorks]

Definitely way better looking design than anything Tesla has ever come up with

[@dannyabe6452]

Agreed, they need to increase their range though and build a dedicated charging network.

[@arthureum]

Founded in 2009, and no production. lol Tesla, founded in 2003. made their production car in 2008. It doesn't look yet like they are trying to beat TESLA with speed.

[@thevinceberry]

I think their truck is too hard to build for a startup

[@gusmartin5981]

I have a question, given that towing reduces range for all vehicles, can trailers/caravans/floats etc have additional battery packs with EV motors thereby assisting and potentially increasing the range and not decreasing it. By feeding charge back into the EVs. This would be more doable than in the case of Petrol/Diesel vehicles, But it could still benefit combustible vehicles, if they were converted into hybrids. Any thoughts? regards Gus

[@SB_Tommy]

the Tesla supercharger network make it hard for auto makers to compete with i wonder how Rivian is going to tackle this problem

[@fpartidafpartida]

Electrify America and Chargepoint.

[@canine555]

One day, maybe in 2035, they might actually release a car. How about a little less talk and a little more action.

[@teamtoken]

They are, they’ve said a 2020 launch for years and thats what they’re ready for in the next 6 months

[@lukelim5094]

@@teamtoken covid already crush the car industry. No way a startup gonna survive when even big companies are struggling .

[@biohazard911]

What I wanna know is can I put a sheet of drywall or a 4x8 plywood between the wheel bass on the bed ?

[@victorvandyke9898]

Yeah I ordered mine in Nov 2018! within the first 10. I've been asking for a while now when color and other options would be available, just no real response. Rivian needs to be more open about what's going on!

[@davidrte.664]

Hope they do well. I like the look of the truck. Watched it on Long Way Up and it was impressive. Plus it’s in my home town well almost. I’m from Bloomington. In California now left in 66. But a lot of good memories.

[@OGHiddenpaw]

That’s a whole Lotta nothing. They just use the word sustainability 1 million times.

[@TheBodyShop-247]

This guy has to be related to Steve-o

[@ThePanda-MARS]

the dashboard on that truck looks nice

[@USNEM]

Once they actually start selling a car ill take them more serious.

[@sumedhpradhan]

How they cam they be rivals if both automakers are having cars in different segments..

[@alanramirez472]

When you have companies releasing the paten for their vehicle technology, because they truly care about global sustainability not monopolization. It those principles that will always keep my support . #Tesla

[@theknave4415]

The Rivian pickup will find a market niche among the upper middle class adventure sports crowd. Depending on how the market plays out, they may end up stuck manufacturing EV delivery vans. It could still become a profitable company, even so.

[@incrediblehulk7811]

Self driving? Charging network?

[@dpellek74]

There is a huge flaw to this truck. And this company doesn't think about it or even see this flaw. Wanna know what it is?? Rivian doesn't even realize their problem.

[@Stutterstun]

Pelican74 care to share?

[@johnsmith1167]

Yes would you let us know

[@Mr-ji2im]

@@Stutterstun I will share. After all it's in my best interest to share with you the problem he didn't share in enough detail. There is a huge, no, major flaw in this truck, and that flaw is something, something that is big. And that flaw is Rivians inability to share the flaw, just as the original commenter.

[@dannyabe6452]

The flaw is the price, specs and range not to mention the small bed size and lack of a dedicated charging network.

[@amirkazemi2517]

is this gonna go public or what.....????? beautiful looking truck

[@GregStew]

Great development. Looking forward to seeing the first ones off the production line!! 😊

[@tomdavison9107]

Good luck sourcing enough batteries.

[@Neojhun]

They already have, they are getting Cells from Samsung SDI. Due to poor reputation (Galaxy Note 7) not many Legacy Automakers are using them. But Tesla used them for Power Packs. Rivian imports those Cells and builds their own Battery packs.

[@maxtruong187]

@@Neojhun expect battery shortages

[@TheNebraska402]

@@maxtruong187 i wonder if Rivian will produce their own batteries within 3-4 years??

[@maxtruong187]

@@TheNebraska402 not likely at least 10 years

[@gusmartin5981]

It is not fair to compare Rivian with Telsa, because Tesla is more than just cars. It also leading the charge into battery technology (excuse the pun) , self driving and generally vertical integration than any other car manufacturer. No one is killing Tesla this side of 2100. For this reason I am a Tesla fanboy, but I am getting a Rivian anyway. Go Rivian, you guys rock.

[@MikeOnTheInterwebs]

When there's only two players in a market, and only one of those players actually has production and sales...

[@Neojhun]

The underrated player is Hyundai Kia Group and their 4 Models of BEVs already on sale.

[@Steve-wo9uy]

this is the kind of pickups that some people drive as a car, not use as a truck.

[@Vger888]

Tesla is a lead in the EV world but they alone can’t possibly replace the entire worlds ice vehicles. We need competition to drive down prices and that includes an actual affordable Tesla for the masses. The term Tesla Killer stokes much anger amongst fanboys which in turn generates negative comments deriding all alternatives.

[@b2l421]

Nice to see Research Fronteries Inc SPD Glass on the roofs of these models.

[@abazam77]

so good and good Luck 😍😍😘😘

[@raphymartinez]

Who the heck is Jeff Beezos?

[@shubhankardasgupta4777]

The Owner of the Amazon.inc

[@sanghyunhwang1297]

Very good to have more competitions in the EV market

[@nanuarora2401]

It will be Tesla>>Lucid Motors>>Rivian>>Every other automobile company in about 10 years

[@markplott4820]

Lucid cars are NOT safe. TESLA is Beyond 5 star Safety.

[@nanuarora2401]

@@markplott4820 How can you comment about safety when they haven't even started production yet?

[@markplott4820]

@@nanuarora2401 - Rivian is all Smoke & Mirrors, they have been in Business for a Decade and have produced NOTHING.

[@benpaynter]

Rivian are awesome and I really hope they succeed but for the article to say that they along with Tesla are the only serious players in the EV market is a joke. They haven't sold any cars yet when multiple legacy automakers have sold tens of thousands of EV's already. And to put them on a par with Tesla is also ridiculous. Tesla is so far ahead at the moment. Sure, maybe Rivian will catch them in time but currently Rivian are selling zero cars and Tesla sell thousands a month.

[@muskreality]

It's so sad they canceled Rivian I was really looking forward to see the company succed

[@223costa]

Already?

[@TheAgentTexas]

Everyone is complaining about time and rivals. These things take time. It's not just a car it's a enormous piece of software too. Most car companies aren't taking software as seriously as Rivian and Tesla. Give it some time and it will come out (granted a bit of delay with the virus). As far as rivals go, Rivian is more competing against Jeep and Land Rover. It's an adventure vehicle Tesla's brand is anything but adventure. Even the Cyber truck isn't an adventure brand. It's built as a tank for outdoors and heavy lifting but it's aesthetic design is anything but adventure.

[@philabot]

I want one!!!

[@santiagovilla6219]

with no battery supply… it Will be dificult for rivian to compete

[@ogkingpin1962]

they'll probably get it from tesla. It'll be like the relationship androids have with apple when it comes to phone screen production

[@vladislavbashev1707]

@@ogkingpin1962 Tesla cant keep up with their own projects battery demand(semi, roadster need a lot of batteries), so in the near future they will be using the batteries for themselves, until they ramp up.

[@jasonsmith1143]

I like this truck. hope they will make one under $50k.

[@MIZANURRAHMAN-hl9rl]

Competition of TESLA? I lost it there... startup vs the world's richest person. Is this a movie plot!!!

[@mactastic144]

How can they manufacture and deliver vehicles without a single retail store or service center? How are the people that buy it going to service their vehicle?

[@wrk8999]

And they batteries, where?

[@wrk8999]

And they get batteries where?

[@chrisose4585]

If a company does say “The next Tesla rival/killer” They won’t get as many clicks. Am I right or am I right? Alright Alright Alriiiiiight as Mathew Meconahey would say

[@peterzerfass4609]

It's not really a competition. For one the market is way larger than Tesla and Rivian combined can cover. For another these two aren't even vying for the same demographic or can you see someone going for the rivian also going for the cybertruck (or vice versa)?

[@flo3484]

That exactly what Tesla wants , more competition and EV that are not teslas !

[@francomann5974]

That TeslA Cyborg 👽 looking of a suv......made Revian already subservient...I mean substandard,..Belle deliver

[@grantslife]

Elon was nice when designing his cyber truck to look nothing like a traditional truck, probably so Rivian didn't go bankrupt and now this creates competition for both companies!

[@financeroyce474]

Fast forward 2 years, they’re still catching up but slightly ahead of ford, we’ll see if they fall behind or stay mostly in commercial space, cargo vans etc.

[@resivaz]

Clark Kent vs Tony Stark! Well played Forbes!

[@TradingFeline]

How many times am i gonna be hearing about this company while they still have nothing to offer?

[@sadmanchowdhury4260]

They have been around for 11 years and still not a single car has come to market.

[@PhillProbst]

I don't see Rivian and Tesla as competitors. They're targeting different market niches. Models X & Y are crossovers, R1S is an SUV. Cybertruck targets the Hummer buyer, R1T the Ridgeline. They don't compete with one another, they complement one another.

[@oakmonster2164]

I'll buy into the hype when they at least start allowing test drives.....

[@sadigov]

In old Sanskrit Rivian means “dream on, Scaringe!”

[@angelmatos9143]

A rival is much more than 'temporary cute cars'. Way more.

[@MuhammadUsman04]

2 words "Cyber Truck"

[@Je.rone_]

*they'll have a lot of caughting up to do*

[@Neojhun]

I really want them to suceed. But i doubt Rivian will be a mass produced brand to consumers. They will be a Drive Train Supplier & Commercial Vehicle contractor. Those are areas where they can carve out safe market. At most their Rivian Adventure Vehicles will be a halo product for their real business.

[@stevenwellesley]

Just as Tesla painfully experienced, designing and prototyping the product is only 10% of the journey, that's what Rivian and countless of failed auto startups have achieved. Production, charging infrastructure, service centers, software/AI, and battery supply are the real challenge which all these 'rivals' need to overcome.

[@santoshkumar-gc8bp]

First This is not a truck it does not have toughness that needed to be a truck .this is just a crossover in truck shape...

[@rehabsportsclub]

Let them go on the stock market please

[@aalindtyagi9413]

Yeah they haven't actually done anything yet. Just waiting for a company to do something. But still, you can't beat Tesla at its own game.

[@weightliftingdoktor]

That huge empty floor space they call a ‘plant’ will be churning out EVs in a few months 😂

[@prez1894]

I wish rivian best of luck

[@HaluhalongPuna]

i have a dumb question though if anyone can answer this, please do so. coz i've been wondering all this time: So, aren't Rivian paying royalties to Tesla because of manufacturing the same single-battery structure design? isn't that an exclusive design for Tesla only? coz otherwise why aren't other automotive legacy companies doing the same thing with single-battery style battery for their EV's? is it their pride that's holding them back? i hope you get what I' saying. thanks.

[@Tangopassion1]

Another Rival ? Rivian is great, but of course we have to see

[@JaredW-te6ho]

They should work with ford to make a r1t “raptor”

[@Neojhun]

Nah their Ford Partnership $500 Million stake is not for high-end fast trucks. Seems like Rivian will design a cheaper drive train for Ford & LG Chem to build a F-150 mid range. Rivian simply does not have the production capacity. Ford doesn't want to do high end BEVs.

[@fpartidafpartida]

Neojhun that’s no accurate at all. They will make Ford’s higher end Lincoln brand.

[@maxtruong187]

To be call tesla rivial, they need a car similar in specs and techs. Also they need to be able to mass produce their vehicles. Tesla makes hundred thousands cars a year. It doesn't matter if the cybertruck is produce 200k a year while rivian is 30 or 40k. Big big different with similar price point. (The base version of.cybertruck is 39k, yes but i compare the dual motors and tri motors

[@Bighomiehobbs]

Tesla is just like hype gear you cant compete with it everyone will always want one because its tesla

[@3deaster]

Forbes they’re disrupting gas ⛽️ cars

[@extremeclimax]

STEVE O in parallel universe??

[@jasonfuqua4284]

Dude looks like Steve-O Jobs.

[@royallad2961]

Didn't they already get extinct 2 years back?

[@terrancenelson713]

There are many regular car manufactures that are and have made electric cars. This editorial makes it appear as they never existed and it’s only Tesla and Rivian. If GM and Ford make an electric car/truck that is below the affordability of these manufactures and long range then they will eventually rule the market. There are dealerships across the country that can service these vehicles, the same cannot be said with Rivian and Tesla, huge disadvantage.

[@darkkthief1626]

Telsa is like Apple. No competitors are going to overtake their market share, their brand is too big already.

[@meejmuas8686]

Even if they finish building the plant, how will they produce enough batteries to make these cars? Every challenge that Tesla faced, Rivian will also. They can only follow behind big brother Tesla. Tesla created the innovation, branding and vertical integration. Throwing money at a company is one thing, actual execution is where the genius work needs to happen.

[@larsrome2863]

They lost me at “Jeff BeEeEeEzOs”

[@thewolfdoctor761]

If they were $30K cheaper, I'd buy one.

[@MarquosXoloVanda]

How much are they?

[@samv02]

Tesla became Apple of automobile industry. To beat Tesla, other companies should be as flexible as Samsung and should adopt changes much faster....

[@ReevansElectro]

Too similar to existing trucks that have very strong brand loyalty. There is not really a good case to make someone jump over to buy one. Cyber Truck is the one to buy.

[@Jordan-jh8yj]

"rivals".... cars built and sold? ...No? oh boi, I'm not sure about this one chief.

[@staph8022]

zzz boring af when will they stop saying tesla killer or whatever. tesla seems to be the benchmark for an EV company. rivian tesla rival, lucid air tesla killer, once ice car companies produces evs tesla will dead. bruh take a step back and see what all tesla has done.look at some checklist before saying tesla killer: -extensive and increasing superchagers -Autonomous software -Stable battery production -Vertical Intergration manufacturing -Battery technology -Constantly innovating -Having multiple (gigafactories) -Over the air software update and performance -Great price and performance Other players dont even have their own charging network and rely on public charging point or if they believe in sustainable transportation,they can use tesla's supercharging network without have a big pride and ego

[@leonelaventuras1526]

You need to go public bro, I have some money getting rotten in my bank I would like to invest in your company.

[@benjicool2808]

every automaker make a wide range of electric vehicles now btw

[@ChrisDriven]

Until they can have a affordable truck to price against Tesla then they could become a competitor

[@reignmkr64]

OK. I've keeping track of the reviews of the Rivian products and so far there hasn't been a single third party test drive--NONE--not even a ride-along! The company has been very very careful to create a lot of buzz with the automotive press basically leveraging Tesla's reputation/product and the media's desire to report on ANYTHING that might give Tesla competition. I'm growing a little leery about this company and its claims

[@unusuario5173]

You cannot call them a rival unless you can buy their cars already. Making an appealing prototype is easy. Mass-producing it isn't.