With a general strike, no one need protest in the streets, simply stay home from work, only buy local, help the homeless, elderly and disabled. We can succeed if we peacefully push back by resisting in every way, join in local protests and a general strike. General Strike 5/1 /25!
No Bezos. I will drive my 2004 car until it won’t go anymore. I hope by then these richbitch automakers realize we won’t support their surrender to facists.
What’s wrong with Rivian? I’ve seen quite a few of those around my home town; they look great and I’ve never seen one broken down, or seen parts flying off of one as it drove down the road. I’d buy one of those before I gave even one dime to bezos or musk.
I won't buy an American vehicle, new, ever again! I'm in 🇨🇦 and we have many other options, Hyundai/Kia/Toyota, Honda all have EV options, made better, better warranty, and retains value
This is a company Bezos invested a little of his money in but it wasn’t started by him and it’s not run by him! I wish the news would quit acting like it was his company. They have lots of investors because building a vehicle is insanely capital intensive. Women are running this company!
100% agree. If you try to boycott everything that any tech oligarchs have invested in, you just won’t be able to buy anything, ever. It’s not like Bezos owns the company, he just invested in it. Very different situation than with Musk and Tesla.
It really is kind of the worst marketing angle ... tbh, I've mostly been _avoiding_ learning more about these because I see "bezos backed" and am immediately kind of like
This company’s marketers literally led with “Bezos” in the headlines and you think the company is trying to distance themselves from him? You can be smarter than that. We aren’t supporting a fascist.
I don’t think they are necessarily trying to distance themselves he is an investor but not the only investor- the media is pushing the Bezos angle to get clicks.
And it’s hard to crowd fund a company that needs literally a billion dollars to get off the ground. Maybe we should boycott it because the Dodgers owner is also an investor? I’d be ok with that.
Yes or No question:
Does Bezos receive benefits from this company as an investor?
You know the answer is yes. There are plenty of other cars out there that aren’t directly linked to fascists. Why do you choose to support the company that is linked to fascism?
Well in an ivory tower that’s possible. If you’re trying to get a company that needs hundreds of millions of dollars to get off the ground it’s not so easy.
The patriarchy only works when you buy into the fear that “there is no other way”. You are literally supporting a company where women do the work and a billionaire fascist gets the credit. This irony here is off the charts.
Just imagine how much data it will collect on your driving habits, what you say while in it or near it, and any devices you may have with you when they connect and download everything on them. He'll GIVE you the truck to be able to sell that data.
🎯 Unfortunately, that's now every maker for every vehicle that includes digital dashboards (which is, or nearly so, every new car sold in the US). You can usually disable data, but it often disables useful digital conveniences.
Great. Bezos. Didn’t I see him kissing the ring? We really can’t escape the gravity of these people trying to own the whole world. People really just aren’t paying attention to the long-term or they just don’t care until this mess shows up on their door step.
It’s basically a reimagined Model T: everything in front of the windshield is the same, behind the windshield could be a 2 door, 4 door, roadster, pickup, or sedan delivery. Easily repaired at home or at small repair shops. The original built hundreds of industries, can this do the same?
I watched an extensive video on these trucks.
Hard pass. They're like those tiny cheap trucks from China that cost $3k except they cost $20k and require you to bring your own JBL speaker for music.
I think they are referring to the fact that the truck appears to have no front protruding hood that would normally cushion in impact.
HOWEVER as the cabin starts behind the front wheels and there are no rigid components in the hood, it should have sufficient space for a front crumple zone.
Yes. If they watched a few video reviews the CEO explains the crumple zone design. There's quite a bit of space and there's no 'frunk' so they can create a bigger crumple design. And they put the front motor below the feet of the driver to remove any rigid components. Hope it makes it to market
Right? I read about it, went to the website, got excited about another option for an electric vehicle, and then I decided to look at who’s behind this “private company.” And now it’s back to Rivian.
Thanks for the good info. What EV car would you suggest? Obviously, we all share a goal of looking for a company with zero to minimal ties with fascist oligarchs.
I think Hyundai/Kia have been pretty resolutely committed to EVs and rewarding Korea in some way for ousting their bad PM is good. They also built a large EV plant in Georgia recently.
Amazon is a major shareholder in Rivian, but they purchased those shares while the company was publicly traded. Bezos has backed Slate from the very beginning, before they've even made a product available. I think that's a distinct enough difference to turn people off.
Will be curious to hear how they drive. How people like or don’t like them. They aren’t hideous and look practical and proper-sized so they have that going for them.
Yeah, as if buying something from Bezos is better than buying something from Musk! Wake up people!!!!!! They’re the same slimy billionaire in different skin.
We all need to stand strong together and not spend any of hard earned money on companies that support Trump and is fellow Oligarchs. Bezos should pull out of this project if he wants it to succeed because we do NOT support Bezos!
Bezo's minority positions in both haven't had any influence on business decisions.
The marketplace will decide if the product is any good. Legacy auto ignores this price point. Maverick is closest?
This truck addresses lower income with transport needs not met by mass transit.
A $25K Anti-Tesla truck can easily be a Tesla killer.
Since Musk has destroyed most/all of the "good will" afforded Tesla by its customer base, the argument for continued Tesla corporate success is severely undermined.
One is because of the other. He's rich, and because of that he gives support to who is in power so he can be even more rich, regardless of which party it is.
I don think this is true. I think that, because of Trump’s authoritarian personality, he can see more chances of imposing his agenda within his companies. If Kamala was in charge, there wouldn’t be as many chances for making the labor force even more exploitable as it is now, with Trump.
Not to mention Kamala was a fucking cop and supported more police funding and training, which means more police to smash unions, which is half of their job in the US.
Trump is worse, but let's not pretend the Dems have ever actually been pro-labor. Giving lip service and support to the occasional strike while simultaneously smashing other ones and forcing them into worse deals is exactly why the rich also support democrat candidates.
Bezos has gone where no man has gone before and frankly we didn’t think was possible - He made a truck uglier than the cybertruck! Congrats d*ckhead! #Eattherich
That guy owns or partners with many sports teams including the Sparks and other women's teams, Little League, etc appears to be equally philanthropic.
The other guy is a massive film producer. Also generous. Neither are Ivy League.
Support the oligarchy? Bezos is as much to blame as Musk. Oligarchs supported Trump's campaign, they bent the knee, and they kissed the ring at the inauguration. They need to feel the full pain of what they have wrought on society. So, that is a hard no.
Interesting read. Every comment is up in arms about his involvement and literally every article is titled "Bezos backed", so it's just really funny to me we don't actually know anything about his level of involvement. "SECRETLY back by Jeff Bezos" takes the cake though, as far as headlines go.
On the second aggressive note, I feel somebody had to mention this to you. The project has 3 investors, the other 2 is a sports team investor, and a firm investor, both are considered relatively philanthropic.
What are the alternatives in the car market currently? Probably Nissan. ijs.
I hope not. Bezos is as big an ass as musk. He is just as much of an anti- American, anti-democracy oligarch wannabe as musk. He underpays his employees and overworks them. He is anti Union and exploits and oppress his workers. I wouldn’t buy an electric vehicle from him if he gave it to me.
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>Jeff Bezos
Had us in the 1st half ngl
i am looking at telo which seems even better (but it’s more expensive)
https://www.theautopian.com/heres-the-engineering-behind-jeff-bezos-20k-slate-ev/
🚫Bezos anything 🤮
Trump cancelled EV incentives - so how much does it really cost?
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/international/2025/01/21/trump-orders-removal-of-ev-favoring-policies-and-subsidies/
I’d suspect they want to compete with Rivian.
Bezos contributes to income inequality and fascism
You: But let’s support his company in which he will receive residuals
Does Bezos receive benefits from this company as an investor?
You know the answer is yes. There are plenty of other cars out there that aren’t directly linked to fascists. Why do you choose to support the company that is linked to fascism?
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Hard pass. They're like those tiny cheap trucks from China that cost $3k except they cost $20k and require you to bring your own JBL speaker for music.
And isn't it funny how the second category looks quite a lot like the vehicles we already had?
HOWEVER as the cabin starts behind the front wheels and there are no rigid components in the hood, it should have sufficient space for a front crumple zone.
No thanks, I’ll go to another Company
This is just part way there.
This is more akin to a kit-car with all of the available modification.
Still a cool idea, but not close to same capabilities.
The marketplace will decide if the product is any good. Legacy auto ignores this price point. Maverick is closest?
This truck addresses lower income with transport needs not met by mass transit.
Since Musk has destroyed most/all of the "good will" afforded Tesla by its customer base, the argument for continued Tesla corporate success is severely undermined.
Just say no to the oligarchy.
Bezo's is just as bad. He supports Trump.
The other guy is a massive film producer. Also generous. Neither are Ivy League.
https://www.roadandtrack.com/reviews/a45752401/toyotas-10000-future-pickup-truck-is-basic-transportation-perfection/
Fuck Jeff Bezos but if they actually deliver on this it could be huge. We haven’t had a reasonably sized pickup here in decades.
Of course!
Both can just FRO.
#boycottbezos
May the people who buy this garbage meet with the same energy as Tesla drivers.
What are the alternatives in the car market currently? Probably Nissan. ijs.
How many boxes?
Fuck Amazon and Bezos.