Rivian R2

by mfiguiere • 2 years ago

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mfiguiere• 2 years ago

Deliveries begin 2026. From $45,000.

colmmacc• 2 years ago

As a former two-time Tesla owner, and current VW ID.4 owner, the R2 looks like a really good car. I wish it supported Apple Car Play, but it looks awesome enough that I might overcome that.

Rivian are also teasing an even more compact R3:

https://twitter.com/Rivian/status/1765826072099377392 https://twitter.com/Rivian/status/1765806281225646112

jitl• 2 years ago

No CarPlay is very sad

stnmtn• 2 years ago

I know it's so minor, but if I'm spending money on a new car; at this point Apple Car Play is a near-necessity for me.

browniefed• 2 years ago

Supposedly it's incoming, just had to work out licensing deals.

mholt• 2 years ago

A lot here to be excited about:

- $45k price point makes it qualify for federal incentives, and competitive to the Model Y market.

- Using Normal IL plant to accelerate deliveries in early 2026. (Their plant in GA will likely not be up and running until mid-late 2026.)

- Native NACS charging port

- Practical sport utility

- Self-driving hardware; RJ mentioned their vision is hands-off driving on highways

- Single, dual, and tri-motor configurations! 0-60 in < 3s

- All trims have 300+ miles of range

- All seats -- even front -- lay totally flat

They also announced R3 and R3X, a neat crossover / rally car EV (the R3X is a performance version)! We knew R3 was coming but didn't know it would be revealed today!

SOLAR_FIELDS3• 2 years ago

The native NACS port is nice. I think after NACS fully opens up this year and dealers start shipping cars with the port we will see higher adoption rates for EV in the States. Someone needs to come out with a vehicle that is actually affordable for the masses before it really takes off though. $45k is a decent step in that direction at least. As long as it’s not like Tesla who basically lies about cheapest trim to make headlines and then makes it near impossible to get the cheapest trim.

bryanlarsen2• 2 years ago

Which is ironic, because today Tesla (and the other no-dealer brands) are the only ones where it is easy to order the base model; you just order it off the website like any other trim. OTOH trying to get a base model from a dealer is basically impossible.

But at one time you were right -- Tesla had a Model 3 base model that you had to phone to order. They don't anymore. But play stupid tricks, and people remember even once you stop doing them.

ManuelKiessling• 2 years ago

The MG 2 that was announced recently sounds promising wrt pricing for an actual mass market: £ 16,000 / 20,000 €.

Element_• 2 years ago

Video of the R2 & R3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82IiXIKkRIA

CharlesW• 2 years ago

Jump to R2: https://www.youtube.com/live/82IiXIKkRIA?t=759

arandomusername2• 2 years ago

I really wish they would change up the front, those lights just look awful. Shame because I like it otherwise

Method-X• 2 years ago

I think the front lights are gorgeous.

dzhiurgis• 2 years ago

Just like Lada Niva - perfect from the beginning!

tester756• 2 years ago

In general fronts of EVs are ugly as hell

arandomusername2• 2 years ago

IMO Tesla (from major manufacturers) is the only one that makes good looking EVs

morbicer2• 2 years ago

Agree, imho you need at least a pretend grille so the "face" of the car doesn't look like a gimp.

https://www.skoda-auto.cz/modely/enyaq/enyaq

dawnerd• 2 years ago

Gotta disagree, they look adorable. Love it.

charliebwrites• 2 years ago

Are the actual images of the vehicle not loading for anyone else?

I can see all the specs but not the car (truck?)

ihumanable• 2 years ago

Same for me, some of the images load in slowly, but this is mostly a blank page for me.

ChrisArchitect• 2 years ago

Rivian Pausing New Georgia Factory, Offers New R2 and R3

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39633146

moogly• 2 years ago

Maybe it's some deep-seated Volvo 245 childhood conditioning, but I'm loving that form factor. I realize developing a new car model takes time, but 2026 is still a bummer. A lot can happen in 2 years.

ado__dev• 2 years ago

Reserved! Ready to dump my 2018 Model 3. Have been wanting an SUV for a while and the Model Y just doesn't do it for me. Model X is a joke at the price point. And I can't go back to gas cars.

Tiktaalik• 2 years ago

R2 still too big for me but the R3 is appealing. A really welcome Apple style "One More Thing" addition to the presentation.

(tho I'd hope to eventually see something smaller still)

jkmcf• 2 years ago

Beautiful inside and out. The charging port looks like the first thing to go if rear ended.

xk_id• 2 years ago

Had to go back and open HN comments to figure out what this was (apparently some kind of car), because the webpage is broken on my phone. State of the internet in 2024.

mlsu• 2 years ago

Really awesome to see that we have collectively decided to double down on huge, wasteful, & dangerous trucks and SUVs. I'm glad that they aren't even pretending that this is eco-friendly, the way most carmakers do.

I wonder how many BYD seagulls, or better yet, ebikes could be made with the electric pack on this honker.

morbicer2• 2 years ago

Yes, I hope these monstrosities stay in the USA and don't cross the ocean. Something that obliterates everything it encounters, most of the time seats one person and doesn't really fit parking spaces doesn't belong to European cities.

grizmaldi• 2 years ago

No buttons - no thanks.

Rivian R2

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