R2 confirmed for UK / Europe market

[Spork8]

All the info I've found says all Mavericks are 199.7" vs. 217" for the R1T.

You sound extremely knowledgeable and helpful. Good luck in your endeavors.

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[emoore]

You sound extremely knowledgeable and helpful. Good luck in your endeavors.

Actual data is more helpful than "it looks the same size"

 

[Spork8]

Actual data is more helpful than "it looks the same size"

"I did my own research"

 

[beyondgravity]

Seems like a good fit. I'm no engineer, but if the R2 includes steer by wire wouldn't it make it somewhat easier to manufacture left/ right side vehicles?

Is R2 steer by wire? Why wouldn’t they introduce with R1 before R2?

 

[COdogman]

Is R2 steer by wire? Why wouldn’t they introduce with R1 before R2?

I have no idea if it will be or not. We know next to nothing about it outside of what RJ has revealed so far. Seeing this thread just got me to thinking about complexities of selling both in the US and EU. And I'm not smart enough to understand if using steer by wire would even save them any $ vs. traditional. ?‍

 

[VSG]

I don't know why this is news? This is what Rivian has been saying for many years - it's even in the S-1 filing from 2.5 years ago. And it has certainly been part of every mention of R2 since at least the June 2022 shareholder letter. I don't know why it needs "confirmation" that Rivian is taking this strategy. Unless some people just aren't paying attention.

Specifically, the R1 is targeted towards the NA market, while the next platform, R2 has always been explicitly designed to be exportable to the Western European and UK markets. The Asian markets are planned to come after that. And they have been using the EDV as a stepping stone to figure out regulatory compliance in the European and UK markets. Specifically with things like GDPR compliance, which is a huge issue for connected vehicles.

If anything, I would say this "confirms" that Rivian is still on-track with everything we know about its long range business strategy. This is not a change or new information about the R2, this is what they've been working on all along.

 

[KootenayEV]

I keep seeing people mention an R2T and Maverick in the same sentence and it confuses me. The R1T is already the size of a Maverick, at least my buddy's Maverick (Hybrid). Several coworkers have Tacoma's and Colorado's which are physically a bit larger. Mavericks aren't well represented in my area, so what am I missing?

My perspective - while the box length may be similar on the R1T and Maverick, the Maverick is a smaller vehicle than the Ranger (according to Ford's website), and I've been in a Ranger... it is nowhere near the interior size of my R1T. Neither does a Tacoma (although I haven't been in the most recent generation, so I'll add that caveat).

I do think Rivian needs a cheaper pick-up truck. Whether that is in the form of a reduced feature "R1T" or a slightly smaller footprint based on the R2...

 

[foxerson]

I don't know why this is news? This is what Rivian has been saying for many years - it's even in the S-1 filing from 2.5 years ago. And it has certainly been part of every mention of R2 since at least the June 2022 shareholder letter. I don't know why it needs "confirmation" that Rivian is taking this strategy. Unless some people just aren't paying attention.

Specifically, the R1 is targeted towards the NA market, while the next platform, R2 has always been explicitly designed to be exportable to the Western European and UK markets. The Asian markets are planned to come after that. And they have been using the EDV as a stepping stone to figure out regulatory compliance in the European and UK markets. Specifically with things like GDPR compliance, which is a huge issue for connected vehicles.

If anything, I would say this "confirms" that Rivian is still on-track with everything we know about its long range business strategy. This is not a change or new information about the R2, this is what they've been working on all along.

Seems to me the news is that details about European availability are migrating out of the obscurity of shareholder letters and S-1 filings to a wider media audience.

 

[foxerson]

My perspective - while the box length may be similar on the R1T and Maverick, the Maverick is a smaller vehicle than the Ranger (according to Ford's website), and I've been in a Ranger... it is nowhere near the interior size of my R1T. Neither does a Tacoma (although I haven't been in the most recent generation, so I'll add that caveat).

I do think Rivian needs a cheaper pick-up truck. Whether that is in the form of a reduced feature "R1T" or a slightly smaller footprint based on the R2...

+1 for the subjective impression that the R1T is roomier than the Ranger and Tacoma. Which jives with the published interior dimensions.

The Maverick is very much in a different class based on both my subjective comparison to a friend’s truck and the published dimensions.

 

[DuoRivian]

Brining R2 to EU is good but a real marketshare step increase is sending R2 to China, then onto India. Probably need R3 compact SUV/truck though...

India will be low down the list since it is a very small market for EVs and expensive vehicles. Tesla do very poorly there.

 

[SANZC02]

https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/rivian/r2/362528/confirmed-new-rivian-r2-electric-suv-hit-uk-2027

The all-new Rivian R2 is coming to the UK and Europe in 2027, Auto Express has learned. The mid-size electric SUV will be the American EV start-up’s first car sold in Britain, where it will go head-to-head against the best-selling Tesla Model Y.

A stark contrast to the rounded, bar-of-soap shape of the Model Y, the R2 embraces the blocky yet clean and futuristic design language worn by Rivian’s R1T pick-up and R1S seven-seat SUV. Rivian Chief Design Officer Jeff Hammoud says “We designed R2 by balancing form with function, while building on our inviting and iconic design language.”

 

[Rob Stark]

India will be low down the list since it is a very small market for EVs and expensive vehicles. Tesla do very poorly there.

Any Tesla sales in India are gray market.

Tesla does not sell cars in India.

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