[HN Gopher] Rivian surprise announces the R3 hatchback
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       Rivian surprise announces the R3 hatchback
        
       Author : jakelazaroff
       Score  : 23 points
       Date   : 2024-03-07 18:54 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (techcrunch.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (techcrunch.com)
        
       | NewJazz wrote:
       | Soooo... Maybe something down the line? At some price point.
       | Kthx. Lots of useful information there.
        
       | nkotov wrote:
       | I'm on my fifth Tesla now and by far the Model 3 Performance was
       | my favorite to drive around even though Model S Plaid is a lot
       | faster. If this handles anything like that, it's an instant buy
       | from me.
        
         | ein0p wrote:
         | "Instant" may be an issue - none of the cars shown will ship
         | for another couple of years.
        
       | malshe wrote:
       | Good to have more alternatives to Tesla but how strong is Rivian
       | financially? If this hatchback is expected to be on the street
       | only in a couple of years, this might not even materialize.
       | 
       | On a related note, I haven't seen many Cybertrucks around in TX.
       | Is it selling well on the west coast?
        
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