Rivian CEO issues strong statement about people who purchase gas-powered cars: ‘Sort of like building a horse barn in 1910’

$42,000 rear bumper

Yikes! Are you supposed to just throw the truck away when someone hits it?

In my state the minimum legal auto insurance coverage is something like $25k per vehicle. So it's very possible, at least here, that your rivian gets a parking lot bump from Jim-Bob in his 30 year old Civic, and his insurance just won't cover it. And if he's driving around in a car that's old enough to run for congress that's covered by minimum liability, Jim-Bob probably doesn't have any money you could sue him for. I doubt they would garnish wages over a traffic accident, either.