EbS-P
Minister of Fire
VW wants in on the big EV SUV /truck market. That’s probably enough to get somewhere on the RS2.
EV developments
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I have a seen couple Rivians on the road around Southeastern Wisconsin. Including one transport unit with 4 of them on it heading north on I41. I have also seen delivery vans for UPS -electric being hauled north along I41 a coulpe months back. I can not remember the make on ups units. Just rememberd Rivian
If BYD truly wants to sell cars stateside, based on history of Japanese imports , they will have to build plants here. I do not know how the taxes are set up. Japanese assembly here started by bringing in sub assemblies to beat those in the 70/80's era
If BYD truly wants to sell cars stateside, based on history of Japanese imports , they will have to build plants here. I do not know how the taxes are set up. Japanese assembly here started by bringing in sub assemblies to beat those in the 70/80's era
Yes, they have bought the Scout brand and are building a big plant to make them in the US. An equal if not primary interest however sounds like VW need of Rivian's software expertise. This is an area where they have fallen behind and it's holding up development.
stoveliker
Minister of Fire
I think their software department is quite capable, but has focused on other things than managing EVs...
(diesel test faking)
It's been lagging for their EVs. The lack of promised updates is a common complaint amongst ID.4 owners. Evidently this is also holding up Porche and Audi product development according to the article.
Over-the-Air Updates (or lack thereof)
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Moves like this don't happen overnight. Looks like some cloaked Audis have been testing Rivian gear since early this year.
Nice blend, Rivian's really needs a company that can get their mass production skills down and apparently VW and Audi needs the software skills. Hope it works out.
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