Rivian ndi Ford athetsa mgwirizano wa EV

Ngakhale kuti Rivian ali ndi mphindi yaikulu ndi R1T, galimoto yonyamula katundu yomwe imatengedwa kuti ili ndi zida zambiri komanso ili ndi ufulu wambiri, Ford yasankha kusiya mgwirizano wake ndi Rivian kuti apange magalimoto amagetsi. Mtsogoleri wamkulu wa Ford akuti ali ndi luso lokwanira kupanga magalimoto amagetsi popanda kusokoneza kwa Rivian

Kubwera kwa magalimoto amagetsi, Ford ndi Rivian adakonza zopanga mgwirizano kuti apange magalimoto amagetsi, komabe sakanathanso kugwirizana pakupanga chitsanzo cha batri.

Nkhaniyi imabwera Lachisanu pambuyo poyankhulana ndi mkulu wa Ford Jim Farley. Bwana wa Blue Oval adawonetsa chidaliro mu kuthekera kwa Ford kupanga galimoto yake yamagetsi, chizindikiro chakukula ndi kusintha kuchokera momwe zidalili zaka ziwiri zapitazo. Ndipamene wogulitsa Ford adabwera ndi lingaliro la SUV yamagetsi, yotchedwa Lincoln, yochokera ku Rivian.

Ford akukhulupirira kuti amatha kupanga magalimoto amagetsi

Rivian adakwanitsa kupanga galimoto yamagetsi pansi pa gawo lapamwamba la Ford. Patangotha ​​​​miyezi ingapo nkhani zitamveka, ndipo pambuyo pa kuchuluka kwa $ 500 miliyoni kuchokera ku Ford, mgwirizanowo unatha chifukwa cha kukakamizidwa ndi COVID-19. Panthawiyo, izi zinapangitsa Ford ndi Rivian kupanga mapulani awo a mgwirizano wina; tsopano zikuwoneka ngati sizitero.

"Tsopano tikukhulupirira kwambiri kuti titha kupambana mumakampani opanga magetsi," adatero Farley. "Tikayerekeza lero ndi pomwe tidapanga ndalama izi poyambirira, zambiri zasintha mu kuthekera kwathu, pakukula kwa mtundu muzochitika zonsezi, ndipo tsopano tili ndi chidaliro pazomwe tikuyenera kuchita. Tikufuna kuyika ndalama ku Rivian - timakonda tsogolo lake ngati kampani, koma tsopano tipanga magalimoto athu. "

Farley adati chofunikira kwambiri chinali kufunikira kophatikiza pulogalamu ya Ford mnyumba ndi zomangamanga za Rivian EV. Farley anatchula kusiyana kwa zitsanzo zamalonda pakati pa makampani awiriwa, koma adayamikira Rivian chifukwa cha "mgwirizano wabwino kwambiri [Ford] wakhala nawo ndi kampani ina iliyonse."

Rivian amatsimikizira kusiyana kwa chitukuko

"Monga Ford yakulitsa njira yake ya EV komanso kufunikira kwa magalimoto a Rivian kwakula, tasankha kuyang'ana kwambiri ntchito zathu ndi zoperekera," Mneneri wa Rivian adalemba mu imelo. "Ubale wathu ndi Ford ndi gawo lofunika kwambiri paulendo wathu, ndipo Ford idakali Investor ndi bwenzi paulendo wathu wopita ku tsogolo labwino."

Rivian akuti akuganiza zomanga mbewu yachiwiri kuti ikwaniritse zosowa za ogula komanso kukwaniritsa zomwe amafunikira kwa omwe amawathandiza kwambiri, Amazon. Pakadali pano, Ford yadutsa kale kuchuluka kwa mabatire ake atatu osamalizidwa omwe adalengezedwa mu Seputembala, adatero Farley. Sizikudziwikabe kuti Ford idzafuna kuchuluka kwa batri, koma mwachiwonekere 129 gigawatt-maola otulutsa pachaka sikokwanira.

"Tikufuna kale kuposa momwe tidakonzera," adatero Farley panthawi yofunsa mafunso. "Sindikupatsa nambala, koma zikuwonekeratu kuti tikuyenera kusamuka posachedwa ndipo pakhala zambiri."

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