Why Climbing Star Alex Honold Says His Electric Pickup Is Like Driving A Spaceship: Once You Experience That, It’’s Really Hard to Go Back

14 Feb 2024 | Abstracted from The Cool Down

"Rivian is challenging industry incumbents like Ford with their best-selling F-150 Lightning and EV leader Tesla...Once you get used to it being faster, silent, and cheaper to maintain, everything about it is just better...Once you experience that, it's really hard to go back."

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