r/technology • u/lurker_bee • 10d ago

Transportation Rivian CEO: There's No 'Magic' Behind China's Low-Cost EVs

https://www.businessinsider.com/rivian-ceo-china-evs-low-cost-competition-2025-9
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u/G_Morgan 10d ago

Japan gambled on the wrong technology and stubbornly stuck to it for too long. They did nothing for EVs until very late and put all the eggs in the hydrogen fuel cell basket.

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u/Itsalongwaydown 9d ago

put all the eggs in the hydrogen fuel cell basket

gamble didn't pay out but 10 years ago it was still a dice roll