Mercedes & Rivian Join Forces; BMW On a Battery Building Spree - Autoline Daily 3402

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0:08 Mercedes & Rivian Join Forces
0:44 Mullen Buys Most of Bollinger
1:48 Tesla to Refine Lithium in U.S.
3:15 BMW Launches Battery Building Spree
4:28 Chevrolet Equinox EV Surprisingly Affordable
5:50 VW ID. XTREME Ready for Off-Roading
7:24 Ford Upgrades BlueCruise
7:51 Porsche Drops F1 Bid
8:35 Wind Turbines Generate Gobs of Electricity

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[mikesamyn]

Equinox starting at $30k price projected a year from now??? I truly feel can't believe any of these prices.

[davidlopezlive]

A new report just came out showing that wind turbines produce energy at 9 times less cost than with burning natural gas. 😳

[davidg]

Time to buy shares of Rivian stock! (symbol: RIVN)

[etbadaboum]

What Stellantis is planning to compete with Ultra Cruise and Blue Cruise?

[teslamr]

What a coincidence how RIVN regained the 50 day On Tuesday before the Mercedes news.

[Hybridgtr]

Happy for Rivian. I hope they make it along with Lucid.

[MSportsEngineering]

Autoline, you made a mistake about Porsche and F1. They may still enter, just not with Red Bull. Otherwise, very nice show.

[dmitchellhomes]

Rivian stock had nice pop on the news of the Mercedes joint venture

[andrewgraham]

That might be the case for the off shore windmills, but you still have to get them there. That remains a puzzle to be solved.

[danoberste]

Would it be asking too much from Blue Cruise to not pass on the right, 7:30, and instead use... say... the PASSING lane instead?!? 🙄

[Vamanos]

8:42 without any energy losses, theoretically you can dump 5 seconds of charge from what the entire windmill produces (1 revolution= it's about 5 seconds) into an EV to run 60 miles ?

[georgepelton]

Sean, You compare mining and refining lithium as if they were the same thing. They are not. Often the two processes don’t even occur on the same continent.

[rodrigogaya]

BMW so late to the party they think it's fashionable lol

[cesartrujillo]

I’m so confused. Are you talking about the numbers for onboard charger for the blazer or are you talking about an optional EVSE?

[estosgarage]

Will MB further divest in its former truck division??

[lp]

For drivers in regions with extreme weather from 4 seasons all-wheel drive cars with a given amount of ground clearance can give a feeling of reassurance.
They have always worked better than single-axle-drive vehicles I had in the past.

I was happy to hear the Chevy Equinox EV has an all-wheel drive option.
At that price point along with any possible rebates, I expect a number of happy buyers will appear, possibly me.

I was not planning to get a new car for another 10 years but an all-wheel drive Equinox EV may pull that in.
I hope the crash protection will remain good and the new batteries work out.

No matter which EV a driver may purchase it's not clear if once the battery warranty is finished any replacement batteries will be available to purchase.
It may be like getting half the life out of a car since a number of ICE cars are on the road 15 years after purchase.
New cars are always getting better it may be a good idea to purchase new ones every 8 years or so if one can afford them and I guess it can help the American industry make the transition to EVs and renewable energy. I never had too hard of a time finding reasons to part with money.

[tedg]

I hope Rivian stays alive. We need at least two American based car companies.

[robertpsotka]

Tesla seems to be spending all of its money wisely with Giga Factories and now mining lithium on its own, and don't forget not advertising. Can you say Porsche and Chicken in the same sentence

[anthonyxuereb]

Red Bull knows how to run a successful racing team so why would you want to change it, Porsche should be happy to have the team use their engine like when McLaren did. Red Bull were astute in dumping Renault (with due respect to Renault and their incredible achievements) in favour of Honda power, I thought they were crazy but guess who was wrong.

[gtiguy]

A life line ?!? From Mercedes’ ? Ask Chrysler & infinity how that worked out for them. Anytime a automaker links with Mercedes’ the quality drops & they go bankrupt stuffing Mercedes’ pockets.