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1. l’Éditeur (wion@writing.exchange)'s status on Friday, 31-May-2019 12:29:51 UTC l’Éditeur

   I’m not going to lie, I like this four-wheeled tracking device. A little less so now that Bezos invested $700M into the company, but at least it looks like a sure-thing, and much needed advancement into and against the too-popular diesel-guzzling pickup market.

   https://products.rivian.com/

   I love the fact the front is all cargo space where an engine used to be. And the full-width storage compartment for long things under the cab. Electric ‘skateboard’ tech is reinventing 4-wheel design.

   #rivian

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   • l’Éditeur (wion@writing.exchange)'s status on Friday, 31-May-2019 12:33:37 UTC l’Éditeur

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     Yes, bicycles and common transport are righteous, but not everyone lives in an apartment in the city. Remote homesteaders need to transport more than a suitcase. New engineering is making work/haul vehicles like this more energy-efficient than old combustion machinery. A big step in the right direction, and LONG PAST DUE.

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