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 -
Here's What The Rivian R2 Launch Edition Will Be Like "It's well-appointed, but it's not intended to be our most expensive version," Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe said on Tuesday. By Patrick George Official - Nov 4 2025 -
Rivian's R2 Plant Expansion Is 'Substantially Complete' The EV startup said launch preparations for the R2 remain on track. By Tim Levin News - Aug 5 2025 -
'100% Rivian But New And Fresh': How Rivian Designed The R2 To Be Cheaper And Better Rivian's R2 will be a groundbreaking next-generation EV, and priced around $45,000. Here's how the company aims to pull that off. By Patrick George Manufacturing / Production - Jun 16 2025 -
Rivian R2 'Will Underpin All Future EV Projects' At Volkswagen Rivian exec confirms its upcoming R2 will be the techno grandfather of all future EVs produced by VW. By Rob Stumpf News - Jun 6 2025 -
Rivian R2 Program Gets Promising Update From CEO R.J. Scaringe "When we look at the R2 program, this is well underway," Scaringe said on Tuesday's earnings call. By Tim Levin News - May 9 2025 -
Rivian R2's $45,000 Starting Price Won't Change, Despite Tariffs Rivian CEO R.J. Scaringe said the $45,000 price point for its upcoming electric crossover is "important for us." By Tim Levin Pricing - May 6 2025 -
See The Rivian R2's Production-Ready Body Months Before It Launches Rivian just showed off an R2 body built with production dies for the first time. Here's why that shows Rivian is serious about success. By Rob Stumpf News - Mar 19 2025 -
The Rivian R2 Is 'On Track' To Launch In First Half Of 2026, CEO Confirms Rivian's more affordable crossover will also be a lot easier for the company to build, CEO RJ Scaringe said in an earnings call. By Mack Hogan News - Feb 20 2025 -
The Rivian R2 And R3 Probably Won't Be 800-Volt Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe told reporters that the company can deliver competitive charge times on a 400-volt system. By Mack Hogan News - Nov 21 2024 -
2026 Rivian R2 Will Get New LG Cells With 'Six Times' The Capacity Korean battery giant LG Energy Solution will supply next-generation U.S. made battery packs for the Tesla Model Y rival. By Suvrat Kothari Battery Tech - Nov 7 2024 -
The Rivian R2 And R3 Won’t Be Built In Georgia Until At Least 2028 The R2 is still slated to go into production in 2026 at the Normal, Illinois plant, but can Rivian survive until then? By Iulian Dnistran Manufacturing / Production - Oct 8 2024 -
Rivian’s New $1,400 Travel Kitchen Folds In Half And Fits The R1, R2 And R3 We loved the R1T camp kitchen. But with that out of the picture, Rivian’s new travel kitchen is possibly the next best thing. By Iulian Dnistran Recreational Vehicles - Aug 15 2024 -
The Rivian R2's Charging Port Just Got Much, Much Better The location will better accommodate Rivian owners filling up at Tesla Superchargers by placing the port on the "correct" side. By Rob Stumpf News - Aug 9 2024 -
Rivian R2, R3 And R3X Prototypes Examined In Detail In New Video The R3 and performance-oriented R3X are set to become Rivian’s smallest offerings when they debut in late 2026 or early 2027. By Andrei Nedelea News - Jul 23 2024 -
Rivian R2 Garners ‘Well Over 100,000’ Preorders The momentum is building up for Rivian’s Tesla Model Y fighter. By Suvrat Kothari News - Jul 22 2024 -
