Ford Scraps F-150 Lightning EV, EV Adoption Struggles, Rivian Chasing Autonomy

Today's Above Avalon Daily update includes the following stories:

• Ford Scraps F-150 Lightning EV

• EV Adoption Struggles

• Rivian Chasing Autonomy

We kick things off with Neil’s thoughts on Ford scaling back its electric vehicle (EV) ambitions. The discussion then turns to why U.S. EV adoption continues to undershoot industry expectations. We conclude things with Rivian’s autonomy goals. Neil explains why we both autonomy and EV, we still seem to be missing key ingredients for changing what it means to use a car.

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