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Originally Posted by JST

Now that Rivian has actually started series producing cars (and now that Lucid looks to be closer on that front, as well), I thought it would be good to start a thread on these new options, which seem to offer much of the Tesla tech without some of the...baggage associated with Elon Musk and his fanboi crowd.

I don't need a pickup, but the R1S is nice looking and honestly seems well-priced for a full size 3 row SUV (my spec is 77K before incentives). I'm not sure I need one of those, either, but it's kind of tempting, tbh.

The Lucid Air is really nice in person, too, though I find it a little puzzling that in 2021 the company chose "sedan" as the sole model to launch; it's not even a hatch like the Model S. The 500+ mile range versions are mid-100K, but there is a 400 mile version that starts at 77K, also.

Anyone else eying these?

Yes. I see the trucks out and about in LA and it’s cool to see them do whatever the heck they’re doing. Shakedown runs?