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A Rivian Fender Bender Cost $42,000. Its CEO Says That Should Never Happen
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this post was submitted on 12 Jun 2026
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Slate is the car for me.
No radio. No screens. A gas pedal, brakes, steering wheel, and manual windows.
Is it still a gas pedal when the truck is electric :P
technically, it's an accelerator, but I've taken to calling it the "go pedal"
According to an old video by Doug Demuro, an early Volkswagen EV had the "play" and "stop" buttons on the accelerator and brake pedals, respectively.
"Go pedal" was Tesla's thing, it was part of their branding.
Well, fuck; now it's ruined...
How about "Vroom" and "Skrrch"?
Fast Footy?
Nyoom step.
Yea, just like the save icon is still a floppy disk.
What do you mean? I save all my files to floppy.
(I actually have a floppy drive yjat I sometimes use to remember yo sounds)
I refuse to call it a "go pedal" like Tesla tried to create, lol. I guess it's like "footage" for film, or "rewind."
Maybe we can call it an accelerator?
I want to be hype for it so bad, but I can't get behind buying a Bezosmobile. I really wish somebody else was behind it.
He was an early investor, it is not his idea. He is not the majority owner.
But the other majority owners are all invested in Amazon. It's all within the Amazon family.
Oh really? Damn, then I've been misinformed. I'll have to take another look.