Scaringe: China has 3.5 to 4 times higher EV adoption than the US
RJ Scaringe · How to build a $16B car company with RJ Scaringe, founder of Rivian · Oct 14, 2025 · at 1:08:11
Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe contrasts electric vehicle market adoption and consumer choices in China versus the United States.
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“And then if you compare this to China, where there is a lot more choice China is a, Three and a half, four times higher level of adoption of electrification than we are, and the slope of the curve is very steep.”
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