Midsize SUV
Rivian R2 news
Rivian's midsize SUV brings the brand to a broader audience — a smaller footprint and a starting price around $45,000.
- Starting price:
- ~$45,000
- Range:
- 300+ mi (est.)
- Platform:
- Midsize
- Production:
- 2026
Video – Everything New in the Rivian R2 2026.31 Update
Rivian pushed 2026.31 to the R2 on the same day as the R1, and since the R2 already runs Rivian OS 2.0, this one is smaller and more focused than the big R1 redesign. It is mostly new convenience features and bug fixes rather than a whole…
RivianTrackr · 2d ago
Rivian rolls out RivianOS 2, unifying software across R1 and R2
Rivian is rolling out RivianOS 2, the biggest overhaul of its in-car software since the R1 first shipped. For the first time, it puts every vehicle the company sells on a single software stack. The update, version 2026.31, started reaching…
Electrek · 2d ago
Rivian Tire Guide Adds a Help Me Choose Tire Advisor
The Rivian Tire Guide has a new "Help me choose" button. Three questions, and it returns up to three tires that actually fit your R1 or R2, each with a reason and a trade-off. Every pick comes out of the guide's own catalog, so nothing…
RivianTrackr · 3d ago
Rivian (RIVN) CFO steps down for GE Vernova amid critical R2 ramp
Rivian CFO Claire McDonough is stepping down effective October 30, leaving after nearly six years to become chief financial officer of energy giant GE Vernova. The departure lands at the most important moment in Rivian’s history — the ramp…
Electrek · 6d ago
The Sunday Drive, Rivian Week in Review, August 24 to August 30, 2026
RivianOS 2 lands in the 2026.31 beta with a rebuilt interface, Waze alerts, and Gen 1 R1 included. Claire McDonough is stepping down as CFO, R2 VIN assignments hit the 9400s with a ten day order to VIN turnaround, and the AC compressor in…
RivianTrackr · Aug 30
R2 VIN Assignments Hit the 9400s as Delivery Gap Closes
R2 VIN assignments have climbed into the 9400s, with one day one reservation holder going from confirmed order to assigned VIN in just ten days. The pace has held near 115 a day since June, and the gap between assignment and handover…
RivianTrackr · Aug 29
Video – My R2 AC Broke After One Month, How Rivian Handled It
The AC compressor in my R2 failed within the first month, in the middle of a Florida heat wave, and how Rivian handled it tells you a lot. Here is the full story, the service invoice, and what the containment hold on that part could mean…
RivianTrackr · Aug 28
Rivian (RIVN) Q2 2026 earnings: revenue up 27%, gross margins soaring
Rivian reported its second-quarter 2026 earnings today, and there are improvements across the board. It’s a car. The company started delivering the R2, its first vehicle priced under $50,000, to customers on June 9. The financials came in…
Electrek · Jul 30
Rivian (RIVN) — Rough Week Selling Stock For Cash? Or Booming Stock Provides Easy Opportunity For Cheap Cash?
Rivian is supposed to be having a great year. The launch of the R2 is supposed to bring it to the next level and help it finally get to profitability. Like many, I would absolutely love for Rivian to have a huge burst in sales, production,…
CleanTechnica · Jul 9
Rivian (RIVN) launches 75M-share sale to raise ~$1.5B for R2 push
Rivian has commenced an underwritten public offering of 75 million shares of common stock, a raise worth roughly $1.5 billion based on the stock’s recent price. The capital raise lands just days after Rivian’s stock rallied on…
Electrek · Jul 7
Rivian raises EV sales forecast as Q2 production ramps up
The company now expects to ship a few thousand more vehicles by the end of 2026 than it previously expected, after launching its R2 SUV last month.
TechCrunch · Jul 2
Rivian R2 spotted with LiDAR near HQ, looks better than most LiDARs
Rivian’s new R2 has been spotted near Rivian HQ sporting a LiDAR sensor, which won’t be included with the earliest vehicles but will be added in a few months. And the implementation actually looks pretty good, compared to the large “taxi…
Electrek · Jul 1
You can now check when you’ll be able to order your Rivian R2
Rivian has released approximate order invite dates to reservation holders for its new mid-sized Rivian R2 SUV. more…
Electrek · Jun 30
Rivian cuts hundreds of workers after R2 deliveries start
The company said the cuts were part of a restructuring meant to help scale to profitability. Rivian recently pushed back its profitability goal to invest in autonomy.
TechCrunch · Jun 16
The Rivian R2 Is Here!
It’s been a long wait, but Rivian’s more mass-market, midsize R2 SUV is now finding its way to customers. Rivian began “public customer deliveries” of the R2 yesterday. In terms of “private” deliveries to Rivian staff and insiders, those…
CleanTechnica · Jun 10
Rivian starts deliveries of its all-important R2 SUV
Founder and CEO RJ Scaringe has called it "maybe the most important thing we've launched to date."
TechCrunch · Jun 9
Rivian R2 matches Tesla Model Y efficiency despite bigger, heavier body
The Rivian R2 Performance’s final EPA ratings are now published, and the numbers confirm something impressive: the R2 Performance matches the Tesla Model Y Performance on efficiency at 105 MPGe combined and 32 kWh per 100 miles — while…
Electrek · May 29
Rivian will deliver the first R2 SUVs on June 9
The company has finally set a date for the first customer deliveries of what CEO RJ Scaringe has said is "maybe the most important thing we’ve launched to date."
TechCrunch · May 27
Rivian R2 officially launches June 9 – order invites, first deliveries, demo drives
The hotly-anticipated Rivian R2 is nearly upon us, and Rivian just gave everyone a single date to focus on: June 9. more…
Electrek · May 27
Rivian opens R2 configurator: here are all the options and pricing
Rivian has opened the online configurator for the R2, its critical mid-size electric SUV, giving reservation holders their first chance to spec out the vehicle ahead of deliveries. The Performance trim starts at $57,990 — just under…
Electrek · May 15
Rivian R2 Extra Features, Other Variants, and In-House Lidar?
Rivian is now producing its new, more affordable (semi-affordable), more mass-market model, the R2. We now have a bit more news coming out about it to go along with this launch. The R2 has me both excited and nervous. It’s a potentially…
CleanTechnica · May 8
Rivian (RIVN) CEO hints at R2 pickup and R2X variants as production ramps
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe confirmed that the company is developing undisclosed variants of the R2, hinting at both a pickup truck and an “R2X” performance model just days after starting volume production of the more affordable electric SUV.…
Electrek · May 6
