Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe exclusively told The Drive that no collision repair should cost tens of thousands of dollars — and explained why it's happened.
  • RagingRobot@lemmy.worldEnglish
    51·
    10 days ago

    Just because they are a CEO doesn’t mean they are smart. Money does not equal intelligence

    • CanIFishHere@lemmy.caEnglish
      41·
      9 days ago

      He has a bachelor in Mechanical Engineering and a PHD in Automotive Mechanical Engineering. He’s no dummy.

      • RagingRobot@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        9 days ago

        I’m sure he appreciates you standing up for him.

        You would think with a PhD he would have had his company look at how other cars have been built for over 100 years and learn from that.

        • CanIFishHere@lemmy.caEnglish
          11·
          9 days ago

          I’m just saying someone that educated doesn’t typically speak like that. I think (like, an opinion) the story misquoted him.

        • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
          11·
          8 days ago

          How many electric cars have been built over the last 100 years?

          The Rivian design has to reduce weight for the massive battery packs only Americans need or they get anxiety from having to do math.

      • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
        1·
        8 days ago

        Engineers figure out how to make a thing as cheap as possible. Unless they are told to consider repairability, they won’t.

        That why a 2025 or later Ford F150 has a plastic oil pan.