100 percent true — but the lower viewpoint from the driver's seat helps a bit, relative to having a high, flat grille _and_ a larger front blind spot.
Exactly right. To keep the view lower to the ground is a responsible design choice — not a flaw. The increase in frontover deaths from children struck in tall vehicles' blind spots should convince us of that much.
Yep. This potential location seems better suited than inland Texas for production of vehicles for export, especially for products intended for shipment to Europe. Freight assembled there can be shipped by rail to the ports of Charleston or Savannah without needing to pass through Atlanta...
From Page 1243 of the House bill
Presuming that the rebate would work as it does in other countries — with eligibility set according to the base MSRP — Rivian has a pretty straightforward workaround available for R1S sales.
First: announce and begin accepting pre-orders for the standard-pack...
Wasn't expecting to see the Georgia legislative office buildings kick off this thread — but I dig it. (And it's good to see that one lobbyist or lawmaker in the second pic seems _mighty_ intrigued.)
Was just reading this. It seems from the story like the last year has meant growing pains for the town, if not (or perhaps as much as) for the company:
Correct me if I’m wrong, but the makings of a straightforward path to make the R1S eligible for this proposed rebate are simple: announce and begin accepting pre-orders for the standard-pack model, and set the price of its Explore configuration well beneath the cap — say, at $65,000.
No added...
That isn’t just near a DOT vehicle history trail. It’s right beside USDOT headquarters.
One can even see Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg riding a bike away from that block — across M St SE, northward from Tingey St — in this tweet.
_If_ this becomes a showroom, it’s a brilliant site...