R2 Maximus drive unit - photo posted by RJ

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I am guessing weight will be somewhere around 5500llbs/6k which isnt that much imho

That is probably a good guess. My RWD Model S is 4900 lbs.

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R2 isn't meant to be an economy vehicle. Sure they want it to be affordable compared to similar vehicles in the market segment, but they aren't looking for this to be a $25,000 vehicle...

They have said ad nauseam that choice is important and right now there aren't many compelling choices for EVs which I agree. There are not many nice software defined vehicles with great performance & interior at a reasonable price point. Polestar 3 is very expensive, BMW & Mercedes are very expensive and cannot touch Tesla/Rivian on performance / software. Porsche Macan is extremely overpriced and disappoints in performance. Lyriq is overpriced and disappointing compared to Model Y Performance. No one is really competing with Tesla on value for performance/range/comfort.

Bolt/Equinox/Kia/Hyundai/Mustang are all in a lower tier for quality, software, & performance.

R2 will sell extremely well as it's not trying to be something it isn't and it's filling a very popular slot of vehicles that sells extremely well. The average new vehicle selling price in the USA is north of 50k.

Yeah makes sense. You can't get into that price range in 2025 without some major sacrifices...prime examples are the Bolt (a decent little car for the most part except for the DCFC performance) and Nissan Leaf.

Options are good