I personally don’t think Rivian R1T is a direct competitor in Teslas eyes as the R1T is low to medium volume. Rivian will never sell/manufacture the same units as what CT intends to.
Let’s all remember what Teslas mission statement is…
“Accelerating the World's Transition to Sustainable Energy”.
In no way is pricing the starting line up CT at $75k+ a smart idea to obtain market share away from Ford, GM and Stellantis. I agree it will not be $40k because a single motor...