Abigail Bassett Profile and Activity

Freelancer

Jul 25|

The surprisingly not-so-doomed effort to force US drivers to stop speeding

People love to speed, but with traffic fatalities rising, would they accept new technology that would make it harder to drive recklessly?

Jun 12|

Jun 11|

GM staged a blackout to demonstrate how EVs can power an entire home — and also shore up our aging grid infrastructure.

May 16|

The company’s future is cloudy, as EV sales growth stagnates. But RJ Scaringe says the more affordable EVs will help win over new converts.

Mar 8|

At the same time there’s a little bit of Kia to it, at least in the teal color.

It reminds me a little of a Kia Steltos. People were ready for R2, but R3 was a real surprise. The audience loved it.

The R3X looks familiar.

It has very Mercedes Maybach dog-dish wheels. Also reminds me a bit of Rolls wheels.

Interestingly I think the charging ports on R2 and R3 are in the rear rather than the front like the R1.

Rivian R3 is about ‘making a small car feel really big.’

The rear window pops open making it easier to carry longer items.

1/5

How roomy is it?

The flat fold seats are huge. I’ve slept in an R1 and at 5’7” I was a little cramped. I bet this will be much more roomy.

It looks very Land Rover Defender to me in person.

At 6’1, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe towers over the R2.