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Cox Automotive has posted the Q2 2026 EV vehicle sales report. This report lists sales figures broken out by Make AND Model, unlike the Rivian numbers that only report total production and deliveries. According to Cox, Rivian sold 11,405 total vehicles in Q2 2026: 4,003 EDV, 6,183 R1S and 1,219...

Don't' be to hard on yourself. EV6 is a really good car and you probably got a much better lease than anything Rivian is offering. Enjoy your car and let the rest of us deal with the R2 teething issues, Rivian will make more.

The way Rivian has handled the specifics of RAP 1/LiDAR roll out has been bothersome to me. A much clearer way to have managed it would be to offer the 2027 as non LIDAR with lifetime auto+ included at no additional cost. Sell as many Performance as they can make and the market is interested in...

So around 4% of cars catch fire? That sees a bit high by a few orders of magnitude. Source?

There are a bunch of options in 255/50R21. They are slightly smaller than the stock size but offer some choice, including summer only tires.

As a native of northern west Michigan the idea of Chicago as having challenging winters has always made me chuckle. Modern traction control with decent tires on a 2WD vehicle is more than needed to traverse all but the most extreme once per 20 year storm.

Now that I have done a test drive and let the initial irrational exuberance of the R2 launch subside I've realized that the configuration that would work best for me would be a R2 Premium RWD. I don't need the towing or performance that comes with AWD (5.9 sec 0-60 is almost as fast as the 1995...

No. An esker is a distinct ridge of rock and gravel. The esker is formed from material that is gathered in a glacial river, a river that runs on or through the glacier. Once glacier melts the material is deposited in a ridge that followed the path the glacial river once held. They are more often...

Interesting visuals with each color. They did not, however, describe a glacial esker correctly or actually show one in the associated imagery. An esker is a ridge like deposit of sand and gravel left behind after a glacier has retreated, it is not a part of an active glacier as shown in imagery.

Counter point: It is a good thing that invites are slow going out. The longer it takes Rivian to work through the reservations, the higher the take rate. Who cares if you get get an R2 by end of June but the company goes bankrupt by September? All indications are that Rivian has cracked the EV...

Redline reviews did an instrumented 0-60 at 3.8 seconds. This was on a surface street and not a prepped drag surface. Pretty sure it was with the 21" all seasons.

According to the R2 manual, page 143. TuneIn will need Connect+ or Wi-Fi hotspot but it does not list iHeartRadio so it looks like IHR will be always available. Hopefully it will not require an account. I'm in IL so no included accessories. That looks to be the case according to manual pg...

I had my R2 test drive yesterday with a Half Moon Grey model. The performance/handling is great, at least from the limited 25 mins of driving I was able to do. Halo wheels did take some getting used to, especially the click left/right and the push in/out. It will take some more practice with...

Those are R1 monoblock brakes. R2 has a different 2 piece design.

Because R2 is not R1. It is not inline with the competition in this market segment. Also, paint pricing on R1 is dumb.

I'm really leaning towards no on R2, at least for now that the options have prices. Pricing on this is all upside down. It all seems focused on driving demand for the LE but risks creating a demand cliff once LE demand wears off or is pulled from availability. In the R2 market space price...

I'm in the same boat. It's not what I could afford to pay, it's what I want to put into a depreciating asset. The $57k LE quickly becomes $66k once delivery and taxes (high tax Chicago). Premium is $61k OTD. I don't get the comparison to the BMW i3x as it starts with a $5k higher MSRP than LE...

TireRack and Discount Tire are now both showing 255/65R19 BFG KO3 as coming soon. Discount lists this tire as 3 peak mountain snowflake while Tire Rack says it is not. The BFG website doesn't even list this tire yet which would be the definitive source for 3PMSF rating. While great tires off...

I'm guessing that there is a limited number (seven in this case) of colors that Rivian can offer at any given time. With Launch Green in the mix for the LE one of the other available colors had to be delayed until non-LE production begins. Borealis unfortunately was the one that didn't make the cut.

Order sheet check box permutations are totally irreverent. The 2 wheel choices on LE are a trivial addition to manufacturing complexity. The vehicles could potentially ship with one wheel or even steel wheels and be swapped to the customer choice just before delivery. GM did exactly that with...