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if any chart belongs in r/dataisugly it's that one. Rivian's been shipping cars since 2021. Tesla has been shipping cars 2012 (gen 1 roadster excluded). Economic conditions have substantially changed from 2012 to 2021 and I'm not surprised to see FCF or net profits to be much worse than Tesla at similar stages of their launches. If RJ is able to get a gross profit in Q4 I'll be pleasantly surprised. Is their cash burn going to continue to be an issue? Absolutely! They're running 2 lines (EDV & R1) and are going to work on the R2 line. But they've locked in an additional 12B in funding, have been steadily cutting their losses each quarter, and have 2 really good products on consumer market.
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if any chart belongs in r/dataisugly it's that one. Rivian's been shipping cars since 2021. Tesla has been shipping cars 2012 (gen 1 roadster excluded). Economic conditions have substantially changed from 2012 to 2021 and I'm not surprised to see FCF or net profits to be much worse than Tesla at similar stages of their launches. If RJ is able to get a gross profit in Q4 I'll be pleasantly surprised. Is their cash burn going to continue to be an issue? Absolutely! They're running 2 lines (EDV & R1) and are going to work on the R2 line. But they've locked in an additional 12B in funding, have been steadily cutting their losses each quarter, and have 2 really good products on consumer market.
More competitors now, material prices are up, financing is more expensive
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your chart is looking at FCF. FCF will be impacted by higher material prices. You can’t say well Tesla did xyz in their first 10 years without looking at material and borrowing costs in that time period
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On my way to MA and currently charging at a Tesla SC. Interestingly they have magic docks but have them disabled right now. I charged here the last time I was in the area and used the MD.
Drive so far has been brutal on efficiency. Slight uphill most of the way here and temps in the mid to high 30s. I was running sub 2mi/kWh for the bulk of it even keeping it at 5-10 over the speed limit. Last time I did the drive I made it to this charger with ~25%. Today it was 9
Drive so far has been brutal on efficiency. Slight uphill most of the way here and temps in the mid to high 30s. I was running sub 2mi/kWh for the bulk of it even keeping it at 5-10 over the speed limit. Last time I did the drive I made it to this charger with ~25%. Today it was 9
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On my way to MA and currently charging at a Tesla SC. Interestingly they have magic docks but have them disabled right now. I charged here the last time I was in the area and used the MD.
Drive so far has been brutal on efficiency. Slight uphill most of the way here and temps in the mid to high 30s. I was running sub 2mi/kWh for the bulk of it even keeping it at 5-10 over the speed limit. Last time I did the drive I made it to this charger with ~25%. Today it was 9
Drive so far has been brutal on efficiency. Slight uphill most of the way here and temps in the mid to high 30s. I was running sub 2mi/kWh for the bulk of it even keeping it at 5-10 over the speed limit. Last time I did the drive I made it to this charger with ~25%. Today it was 9
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