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The buyback and trade-in program between Fisker, Rivian, and Chase has caught a lot of attention lately — especially from frustrated Fisker Ocean owners. In this video, I spoke with one of those owners who went through the process and traded his Ocean in for a Rivian R1T. His story offers some insight into how the deal actually works and why more Fisker drivers might be following in his footsteps. In case you missed it, Rivian and Chase recently partnered…

Rivian has released its Q1 2025 production and delivery numbers—14,611 vehicles produced and 8,640 delivered. While the numbers hit guidance, some fans and investors expected more, especially with the wave of Tesla trade-ins.

We sat down with James Philbin, Rivian’s VP of Autonomy and AI, for an in-depth conversation about where Rivian is headed with its self-driving tech — and why they’re taking a very different path from the rest of the industry. James shared his thoughts on Rivian’s autonomy roadmap, what makes their AI stack unique, and how safety, redundancy, and real-world data collection shape everything they do. We also talked about whether people actually want full self-driving cars, how off-road autonomy…

In the very first episode of RivianTrackr Hangouts, I sit down with Zack Nelson (aka JerryRigEverything) to talk all things EV—from life with his Rivian to his thoughts on Scout, Telo, Tesla, and that now-infamous Cybertruck video. We dig into what it’s actually like owning a Rivian,, how the community reacts to honesty, and where he thinks the industry is headed plus why he’s getting rid of his Tesla vehicles in 2025. Zack doesn’t hold back—and that’s exactly why we…