The Rivian R2 lineup is because of debut March 7, the California-based electrical truck maker revealed Monday.
Rivian has revealed little or no in regards to the R2 as of but, apart from that it will likely be smaller and lower-priced than the present R1 lineup. Whereas the R1T pickup and R1S SUV are full-size vans—or inside a number of inches of full-size, by any American evaluation—the R2 lineup is predicted to cowl a center floor that might additionally make it viable for Europe and plenty of different areas of the world, giving Rivian traction towards economies of scale.
That is it. Prepare to satisfy R2 on March seventh. pic.twitter.com/N2CKDTTZ5I
— Rivian (@Rivian) February 5, 2024
As such, it’s aimed for the mass-market—or a lot nearer to the mass market. Final June, Rivian CFO Claire McDonough revealed a goal value for the R2 lineup of $40,000 to $60,000. A Rivian R2S SUV at that value might probably present steep competitors for the whole lot from the Tesla Mannequin Y to the Jeep Recon, whereas an R2T pickup may present a completely electrical equal to the Ford Maverick or Hyundai Santa Fe.
Rivian R1T, inexperienced, vs. Rivian R1S, silver
The present R1 lineup begins at $80,800 for the R1T or $85,800 for the R1S, each together with vacation spot, Commonplace pack variations arrive this 12 months and can decrease the beginning value by one other $6,000—sufficient to get each variations beneath the $80,000 mark earlier than choices.
Rivian additionally stated in its first environmental affect report, launched final month, that it goals to launch EVs “with half the lifecycle carbon footprint” of its 2022 R1 fashions by 2030—via elevated recycled-materials content material, manufacturing powered by renewable power, a decarbonized charging community, and extra.
The automaker’s upcoming manufacturing unit in Georgia, which can produce the R2, will possible play a giant position in each the associated fee and environmental targets for the brand new mannequin. That plant Rivian has stated will permit a capability of 400,000 automobiles—along with the 150,000-vehicle capability of its Illinois plant the place the R1T, R1S, and EDV electrical vans are made. In 2023, Rivian delivered 50,122, of these three fashions mixed.
Rivian R1T pre-production
Whereas Rivian is revealing the R2 subsequent month, don’t anticipate it to be completely in manufacturing kind fairly but. That’s as a result of it’s not attributable to be produced till 2026. In November 2022, the R2 was delayed a 12 months versus Rivian’s authentic plan, partly attributable to monetary causes.
If Rivian performs it properly, the debut might set the stage for a “Mannequin 3 second” for the corporate—basically echoing the surge of curiosity Tesla stoked, after restricted curiosity in its earlier Roadster, S, and X, with the debut of the $35,000 Mannequin 3 in spring 2016.
Going again to the early levels, Rivian additionally deliberate a smaller, high-performance rally-styled EV that might observe. Is that the R3 that the corporate has acknowledged can be on the best way, and is it an R3 variant or one thing completely distinct. We’ll must see whether or not Rivian teases on March 7 the way it all matches collectively.
