Final-Minute Christmas Current Thought — A Rivian! (Hopefully)

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You’ve received somebody in your life who you’re keen on and admire however you simply don’t know what to get them for Christmas? Maybe they’ve simply received every thing they want, and even a bit extra. We’ve all been there. An thought hit me this week on account of a couple of issues, and it’s a simple last-minute choice that doesn’t require going to the shop (or hoping an internet supply arrives on time).

At my youthful daughter’s faculty, I came upon that lecturers and instructor aides typically get lottery tickets as presents. Now, a one in a billion likelihood isn’t nice, but it surely received me considering that it’s a completely different, attention-grabbing thought for a gift. Higher than one other candle! And picture if the instructor did win….

Properly, as you understand should you observe CleanTechnica intently, we’ve partnered with ISEA for years supporting its EV raffles and its photo voltaic advocacy, schooling, and activism. This 12 months, it’s raffling off a Rivian. It’s nonetheless a lottery, however solely 2,500 tickets are being bought, and even should you don’t win, you’re supporting solar energy progress.

Rivian has additionally been on the thoughts so much this week. The corporate had a giant Autonomy & AI Day occasion. It’s coaching and hiring veterans in Georgia. It’s making ready for manufacturing of the R2. And, as I wrote a few days in the past, Elon Musk’s political shenanigans and growing older product lineup mixed with legacy US automakers pulling again on their EV plans may very well be leaving an enormous opening for Rivian to scale up, develop, and get worthwhile.

So, yeah, if you wish to assist somebody bounce on the Rivian prepare within the most cost-effective means doable (with some luck), go get them — or your self — a raffle ticket or 4. It’s $100 for one ticket or $300 for 4. (And, hey, CleanTechnica would take one as effectively!)