RIVN Wins Over Tesla
Rivian's R1T electric pickup wins over British motoring journalist James May, who prefers it over Tesla's Cybertruck
’s (NASDAQ: TSLA ) Cybertruck, saying he would choose the Rivian if forced to decide between the two electric pickups. ’s (NASDAQ: AMZN ) Prime Video series "The Grand Tour", took a Rivian R1T Quad on a road trip across Virginia with co-hosts Lucy Brown and Eve Rawlings. During the trip, May praised the truck’s interior styling, design mood and "gear tunnel," a storage compartment that runs across the vehicle behind the rear seats. K.
While demonstrating the tailgate and tonneau cover, May noted, "The tonneau on the load bay opens with that button there, rather like it does on the Cybertruck, in fact. " He added that the R1T "would only hold roughly half as much" luggage as the Cybertruck. Read Also: A $24,950 Electric Pickup Truck? " Brown and Rawlings also agreed that they would prefer the Rivian over the Tesla.
” The R1T reviewed in the video was supplied by Rivian, not purchased by May. " He compared its sharp, science-fiction styling to cars from his youth, including the Lamborghini Countach and DeLorean. May Still Wants Smaller Cybertruck Idea But he also said he did not want to own one. May found the Cybertruck too large, especially for British roads, and criticized glare from its flat stainless-steel body, the huge A-pillar blocking visibility at junctions and Tesla’s heavy reliance on the center touchscreen instead of physical controls.
Even then, May appealed to Elon Musk to build a smaller Cybertruck-style vehicle, around the size of a Model Y. His latest Rivian comments suggest he may have found something closer to that idea, just not from Tesla. May, more recently, reviewed the widely discussed Tesla Diner at 7001 Santa Monica Blvd in West Hollywood, heavily criticizing it as an overpriced “Disneyland-like” gimmick. ’s Edge Stock Rankings indicate that RIVN stock offers a poor price trend performance metric over the short, medium and long terms, with a poor Momentum score.
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