On today's thrilling episode of Quick Charge, we're catching up with the latest news about Rivian, its high marks for quality, lawsuit with Tesla, and (maybe) hot-selling R2. We also cover Amazon's aggressive EV expansion plans and do our level best not to call Trump fans "weird."

It's no secret that Rivian is gaining friends and fans across the industry with its more conventionally styled EVs and intuitive software – and that's put them on top of JD Power's APEAL test scores (kinda). It's also made them a target for lawsuits from Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who once famously and unironically said that, "patents are for the weak."

Maybe they are, Elon. Maybe they are.

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Rivian round-up, Elon flip-flops on patents, and Amazon bets big on EVs