The First Customer R2 Rolls Off The Line!
Video of RJ driving Catalina Cove R2 at start of production celebration. R2's in other colors follow.
Video of RJ and plant leaders saying some words at start of R2 production launch in Normal plant. Video posted by Chris Hilbert...
I’ve been researching used R1Ts as a potential alternative to buying a new R2, and something that keeps popping up is 12V lead-acid battery failures. It seems as though there are three setups on R1:
Two 12v (early Gen 1)
One 12v + capacitor (later Gen 1)
One 12v under the passenger seat (Gen 2)...
First reviews coming in
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a70287174/2026-rivian-r2-prototype-drive/
R2 Battery Capacity Sizes Revealed
Abetterouteplanner, which is owned by Rivian, put up battery capacity figures for the R2.
Large Pack
Dual Motor AWD • 95 kWh
Large Pack
Tri Motor...