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A Rivian Fender Bender Cost $42,000. Its CEO Says That Should Never Happen (www.thedrive.com)
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[–] Speculater@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Slate is the car for me.

No radio. No screens. A gas pedal, brakes, steering wheel, and manual windows.

[–] jivandabeast@lemmy.browntown.dev 13 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Is it still a gas pedal when the truck is electric :P

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 16 points 1 week ago (2 children)

technically, it's an accelerator, but I've taken to calling it the "go pedal"

[–] toynbee@piefed.social 5 points 1 week ago

According to an old video by Doug Demuro, an early Volkswagen EV had the "play" and "stop" buttons on the accelerator and brake pedals, respectively.

[–] Speculater@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"Go pedal" was Tesla's thing, it was part of their branding.

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well, fuck; now it's ruined...

How about "Vroom" and "Skrrch"?

[–] AngryRobot@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yea, just like the save icon is still a floppy disk.

[–] prenatal_confusion@feddit.org 4 points 1 week ago

What do you mean? I save all my files to floppy.

(I actually have a floppy drive yjat I sometimes use to remember yo sounds)

[–] Speculater@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

I refuse to call it a "go pedal" like Tesla tried to create, lol. I guess it's like "footage" for film, or "rewind."

Maybe we can call it an accelerator?

[–] butwhyishischinabook@anarchist.nexus 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I want to be hype for it so bad, but I can't get behind buying a Bezosmobile. I really wish somebody else was behind it.

[–] Speculater@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

He was an early investor, it is not his idea. He is not the majority owner.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago

But the other majority owners are all invested in Amazon. It's all within the Amazon family.

[–] butwhyishischinabook@anarchist.nexus 3 points 1 week ago

Oh really? Damn, then I've been misinformed. I'll have to take another look.