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The Sunday Drive, Rivian Week in Review, May 18 to May 24, 2026
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (549+ words) Ordering a Rivian? Use code JOSE1715716 to earn up to 500 points + 3 months of free RAN charging. Most of this week ran through Thursday's R2 software AMA with Wassym. We got an autonomy roadmap, Rivian OS 2. 0 confirmed for R2 at launch, a heat pump…...
R2s Coastal Cloud Signature Interior Wont Be Available at Launch
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (173+ words) Rivian confirmed at SXSW 2026 that the Coastal Cloud Signature interior won't be available at launch with the R2 Launch Edition. After seeing it in person, this one's a tough pill to swallow because it's easily one of the best looking interiors…...
Why You Should Wait for the Rivian R2 With Li DAR and Gen 3 Hardware Instead of Buying the Launch Edition
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (1648+ words) I recently made the case for why the R2 Performance Launch Edition is the best value in the lineup. But starting in late 2026, Rivian will begin shipping R2s with Gen 3 hardware, Li DAR, and the custom RAP1 chip, and there is no retrofit…...
Why the Rivian R2 Performance Launch Edition Is the Best Value in the Entire R2 Lineup
1+ week, 2+ day ago (405+ words) The R2 Performance Launch Edition looks like a $4, 000 jump over the Premium, but once you factor in lifetime Autonomy+, the tow package, semi-active suspension, and 206 extra horsepower, the real gap is closer to $1, 000 in net value. Here's why it's the smartest…...
The $7, 500 EV Credit Is Gone, Now What?
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (56+ words) Tonight at midnight marks the end of the $7, 500 federal EV tax credit. For years, that credit helped make EVs feel attainable. Without it, prices jump and a lot of people sitting on the fence may hold back. We already saw…...
R2 Rolls Off the Line as Rivian Posts Q1 2026 With $1 B VW Cash and a Bigger Georgia Plant
3+ week, 3+ day ago (723+ words) R2 saleable production officially started last week in Normal, the Georgia plant got a 50% capacity bump to 300, 000 units annually, and the $1 billion Volkswagen equity investment tied to RV Tech winter testing milestones hit Rivian today. Q1 revenue came in at $1. 38 billion with…...
The EV Market Is Splitting in Two, and the Divide Couldn't Be Wider
2+ mon, 13+ hour ago (191+ words) The EV market isn't dying, it's sorting itself out. At least 18 automakers have canceled or scaled back EV plans in the U. S. , but companies like Rivian are doubling down. The difference between who's folding and who isn't comes down to one…...
R2 Production Has Officially Started, With First Customer Deliveries Coming This Spring
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (200+ words) R2 production is officially rolling at the Normal plant and customer deliveries are coming later this spring. CFO Claire Mc Donough confirmed the news in a Reuters interview this morning, along with some pretty wild cost numbers on what R2 is actually…...
Rivian's Georgia Plant Just Got Bigger, Even If the Headlines Say Otherwise
3+ week, 3+ day ago (63+ words) Rivian's Georgia plant just got a real revision. Phase one capacity is going from 200, 000 vehicles a year to 300, 000, a 50% jump. The DOE loan also got smaller, from up to $6. 6 billion down to up to $4. 5 billion. Production is still on track…...
Why Rivian Stock Keeps Falling Despite R2 Launch and Q1 Earnings Beat
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (224+ words) Ordering a Rivian? Use code JOSE1715716 to earn up to 500 points + 3 months of free RAN charging. That is not a small gap. That is the market and the operational reality reading two completely different stories. Volkswagen also raised its stake to…...