The Rivian R2 Configurator Is Live. But You'll Have To Wait Until 2027 For The Best Color Now we know more than ever about the R2's range, options, pricing, and more. By Rob Stumpf News - May 15 -
Rivian's New AI Voice Assistant Is Rolling Out. Here's What It Can Do The Rivian Assistant hits the R1S and R1T via the startup's latest software update. The R2 is next. By Tim Levin Technology - May 12 -
Rivian May Build Its Own Lidar Sensor For The R2 In The U.S. Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe said the company is considering partnering with a Chinese company. By Iulian Dnistran Technology - May 6 -
The Rivian R2 Costs Half As Much To Build As The R1S. Here's How Rivian Did It. From shorter wires to fewer parts, Rivian found lots of clever ways to make its most important vehicle yet a lot cheaper to build. By Rob Stumpf News - May 1 -
Rivian Boosts Initial Georgia Plant Capacity To 300,000 Units The EV startup said production at its new factory is still on track to begin in 2028. By Tim Levin News - Apr 30 -
Modern EVs Barely Lose Any Range, Even After Five Years: Report Automakers are using a clever software trick to keep driving range consistent over a period of time. By Suvrat Kothari Range / Efficiency - Apr 23 -
The Rivian R2’s EPA Numbers Are In, And It Beats The Model Y Where It Counts Rivian’s most powerful R2 has more range than initially estimated, and it may be more efficient than the Tesla Model Y. By Iulian Dnistran Range / Efficiency - Apr 7 -
Rivian’s R2 Will Be Its First Global EV—And It’s Hiding A Cost-Cutting Trick The R2 is Rivian’s make-or-break moment, so it has to do everything right. A big part of that is slimming down the parts bin. By Iulian Dnistran News - Mar 18 -
The $45,000 Rivian R2 Doesn't Stack Up To The Tesla Model Y In One Key Way The pricier R2 Performance isn’t for everyone. So here’s a closer look at the cheaper trim. By Suvrat Kothari News - Mar 12 -
The Rivian R2 Launches At $57,990 With 330 Miles Of Range The Rivian R2 goes on sale this spring for $57,990. Lower-priced models are coming soon. By Tim Levin News - Mar 12 -
Rivian's $24 Billion Bet: Spend The Cash Now, Scale Later RJ Scaringe defends Rivian's $24 billion cash burn—soon it'll let the R2 do the talking. By Rob Stumpf News - Feb 25 -
The Rivian R2 Squeezed Out Six Extra Miles Of Range With This Innovative Design The R2's wiper is secretly tucked into the tailgate, and engineers did it for a smart reason you might not have considered. By Rob Stumpf Design - Feb 13 -
Rivian R2 Production Starts With 20,000 To 25,000 Deliveries In 2026 Rivian plans to start R2 production in the second quarter, then ramp up toward the end of the year, its CFO said Thursday. By Tim Levin News - Feb 12 -
Rivian Updated The R2’s Manual Door Release, And People Are Mad The driver and front passenger can easily open their doors in an emergency. Rear passengers, not so much–and people are angry. By Iulian Dnistran News - Feb 11 -
'A Better Product': What Rivian Learned From The R1 To Make The R2 Rivian engineers and designers say they took customer feedback seriously from the R1S and R1T to make the R2. Among them: two glove boxes. By Patrick George Design - Feb 10 -
The Case For Plug-In Hybrids Is Changing. Here’s What Happened Plus: More details on the long-awaited arrival of the Rivian R2, and what Tesla's investors want to hear on this week's earnings call. By Patrick George Critical Materials - Jan 26 -
Rivian Just Took A Crucial Step Toward R2 Deliveries This Year Rivian on Thursday said that manufacturing validation builds of the R2 started rolling out of its factory in Normal, Illinois. By Tim Levin Manufacturing / Production - Jan 15 -
Rivian Stumbled After the EV Tax Credit Died. Now the R2 Faces A Huge Test Rivian set a delivery record in 2024, but it wasn't so lucky in 2025. The more affordable R2 could be the lifeline it needs. By Patrick George Sales - Jan 4 -
Over 20 New EVs Are Coming In 2026. These Are The Seven I'm Most Excited About We’ve been waiting for the next generation of EVs to arrive—cheaper, faster, better. Next year, they’ll finally be here. By Mack Hogan Industry Outlook - Dec 22 2025 -
Sorry, Early Rivian R2 Buyers: No Lidar Retrofit For You There's no plan to retrofit early R2s with lidar, confirms Rivian. By Rob Stumpf News - Dec 17 2025 -
This Video Shows Exactly Why Lidar Is Necessary For Self-Driving Cars Cameras can help a car "see" the world just fine. So can radar. But when conditions get bad, this is why you want lidar's help. By Patrick George Autonomous Vehicles - Dec 11 2025 -
Rivian Launches 'Universal Hands-Free' Driving—And An AI Assistant Even the second-generation Rivian R1 vehicles are getting more advanced autonomous driving and the Rivian AI Assistant. By Patrick George Technology - Dec 11 2025 -
This Upgrade Could Make The Rivian R2 Fully Autonomous—Eventually Rivian's upcoming $45,000 R2 crossover will get a lidar sensor as the EV startup raises the stakes on autonomous driving. By Tim Levin Technology - Dec 11 2025 -
The $45,000 Rivian R2 Will Be Able To Power Your Home Rivian’s make-or-break R2 SUV will be fitted with a newly designed control module that enables bidirectional charging. By Iulian Dnistran News - Nov 5 2025 -
