
There is, first, the matter of Rivian. A venture predicated on the promise of electric conveyance, it exists now in a state of near-completion, perpetually on the verge of either ascension or dissolution. The company, should it survive, is poised to introduce the R2, a vehicle that, should it prove commercially viable, may or may not justify the considerable expenditure already incurred. One observes, with a detached curiosity, the allocation of resources, the relentless pursuit of a future that remains stubbornly elusive. It is a gamble, certainly, but one framed not by ambition, but by a sort of desperate necessity.