Rivian Story: R2 Sustainable Materials (Recycled / Bio-Based Parts)

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New Rivian story at: https://stories.rivian.com/r2-sustainable-materials-june-2026


R2 Sustainable Materials

25%
Vehicle mass made from recycled or bio-based materials

93%
Post-industrial waste used in the roof appliqué

85%
Recycled content used in the front trunk

50%+
Sustainable content used in all Adventex material

99%
Reclaimed ocean waste used in flooring face

93%
Recycled steel and iron used in the brake calipers

99%+
Interior textiles produced from recycled packaging industry waste

“As our first vehicle designed for high production volume and the mass market, R2 represents a tremendous opportunity for us to achieve impact at scale. Our selection of materials, manufacturing processes, and powertrain design make R2 Rivian’s most responsibly built vehicle to date while opening the brand to millions of new potential drivers.”

— Chris Brown
Director, Product Sustainability, Rivian


The Adventex Advantage
One material we’re particularly proud of is our second-generation Adventex, used to replace legacy leather-wrapped seating. This comfortable, durable synthetic material is derived from byproducts of the wood pulp industry, with materials sourced from responsibly managed forests in Nordic countries.

In partnership with a third-party auditing company, we verify the sustainability of these materials and monitor their environmental impact, meaning you can expect class-leading performance without sacrificing quality or conscience.

Scaling Responsibly
And while responsibly sourced materials are an important part of the equation, they are only one of many decisions that determine the impact a product may have. For every vehicle Rivian makes, we develop and publish a life cycle assessment (LCA), where our teams follow a rigorous methodology to determine the carbon footprint of a vehicle, from raw materials to disposal. The R2 will have a dramatically lower carbon footprint than our first-generation R1 vehicles. You can learn more about Rivian’s LCA reports here.

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[AlphaSnowbordergirl]

Oh good, I was looking for this information recently. Thanks!

 

[Electron]

Pure awesome.

 

[Gen(R3)Xer]

All of this is great, especially the plastic recycling. Very little plastic gets recycled these days (only like 5% of it). I actually like the recycled backs of the R2 Standard seats. I gives them some character.

Such amazing advancements in sustainable materials that will only grow over time. Just like Apple’s push to make their products out of more and more recyclable and sustainable products, including aluminum, glass, gold in the plating of its PCBs, recycled tin in the soldering, recycled rare earth elements in all magnets across its devices, etc.

 

[mkennedy009]

I am not sold on Bio-based car products lasting. I am still pissed about the soy wrapped wiring and squirrels(rats). On the bright side, it created a whole new industry to address the issue.

 

[wsimpson]

I was just going to ask about that. I heard from a friend he spent thousands replacing parts after rats were drawn to the glucose in the parts used and ate them. Sure, in an ideal world you wouldn't let that happen, but that is kind of asking for trouble.

 

[AlphaSnowbordergirl]

I was just going to ask about that. I heard from a friend he spent thousands replacing parts after rats were drawn to the glucose in the parts used and ate them. Sure, in an ideal world you wouldn't let that happen, but that is kind of asking for trouble.

Really depends what bio materials you're using and how accessible it is to animals. Feel like it'd be harder to get into an EV to chew wires. I could be wrong though.

 

[Electron]

$5 solution.

 

[elb]

This is so cool. The fact that they’re using ocean waste makes me especially happy. As if I needed more reasons to be stoked about R2

 

[Marchin_MTB]

This is good stuff. I do hope that as the Rivian fleets age, we will see more information about battery recycling as well.

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