Technology

How much does it cost to repair a fender bender on a Suburban? Cus on an R1S, well...

It's called a stable. And if you keep horses then yes you need to build one.

Haven't read the article yet, but the quote irks me. I live in a home built in 1920 by a rural "house doctor" with a barn and stalls and all that jazz. Electric may be the future, but gas cars will still be around a while. The same way horses didn't immediately disappear from rural areas when cars became affordable.

I don't drive a lot any more now that I work from home...but if I purchased an electric vehicle, the batteries (arguably one of the most expensive components of the vehicle) are slowly degrading whether I drive it or not, and I would either have to throw away the whole car or replace the extremely expensive batteries as early as 10 years (assuming the company who built it still exists). If I buy a gas-powered car instead, there is not a significant expensive component on it that starts totally degrading over time whether I used it or not...except the 12v battery under the hood that I have to replace every 5 to 7 years.

That Rivian CEO is suffering from affluenza and seems to think people are made of money.

Psh -- Try 1895. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daimler_Motorized_Carriage#:~:text=The%20Daimler%20Motorized%20Carriage%20was,car%20was%20sold%20in%201892.

The value add for an individual is minimal to nonexistent in electric vs gas. Not so with a horse vs a car. This guy is delusional if this isn't just hype (it is) and thinks the comparisons are comparable.