R2 (Esker Silver) Road Trip Report

[Katsudon]

Hope @Jtg11 doesn't mind - saw these from his X post.

Congrats Jeff - Esker Silver is a great color! Would love to see even more if you have more pics.

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[Jeremy3292]

Yeah...its like 2 min longer if that for that additional amp bump. Not really meaningful

Just pointing out why it maxed out at 180kW on Tesla superchargers and not IONNA. For R1 it doesn’t matter bc they’re limited to 500 amps anyways, other than using a V4 supercharger will thermal derate less quickly than a V3 due to superior cable cooling in V4. Important for R1 which is why users noted better charging performance on V4 than V3. Helpful on R2 too on a hot day.

 

[Jtg11]

Thanks for the details! Could I beg you for some exterior pics of your Esker Silver? Still can't make up my mind and there's virtually no recent and real-world pics of the Silver.

Thanks for the details! Could I beg you for some exterior pics of your Esker Silver? Still can't make up my mind and there's virtually no recent and real-world pics of the Silver.

Here you go ...

Thanks for the details! Could I beg you for some exterior pics of your Esker Silver? Still can't make up my mind and there's virtually no recent and real-world pics of the Silver.

added pics, hope I didn't add multiples ... haha, if so, oh well.

 

[Mos Eisley]

Here you go ...

added pics, hope I didn't add multiples ... haha, if so, oh well.

You, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar. Thank you!

 

[Gen(R3)Xer]

All, I took delivery of my Esker Silver R2 with 20/AT wheel/tire option on last Wednesday 7/8/2026 and promptly took a road trip over the weekend from Dayton, OH to Madison, WI (about 1000 miles round trip) for my nephews wedding. I have Gen 1 R!T and Gen 1 R1S, so all my comparisons are to my Gen 1 vehicles.

A couple quick observations.

• - R2 drives great, smooth and quiet.
• - Universal Hands Free was really good. My wife, who refuses to use anything but basic cruise control on the R1, even used the UHF and was starting to get a little confidence. Lane change on command was a little aggressive for my liking as it was pretty harsh and quick making it a bit jerky on the recentering in the new lane. I found myself initiating the turn signal and then taking over for a more smooth lane transition for the comfort of my passengers. I will say that it is a seamless takeover and does not fight you when you take over.
• - Averaged about 2.7 m/kwh on the highway driving between 75-80. I did not monitor this too closely, but the one current drive average on highway stated 2.7
• - Did not have my CCS1 to NACS adapter yet, so used Tesla surperchargers and one IONNA. Superchargers were a bit slow maxing out at about 180 kw. Never saw above 180 kw, even at low SOC, on a Supercharger. IONNA when straight to about 210 kw.
• - Mapping and Navigation, with this early build, was a little buggy. I expect this to get all fixed quickly. Routing was not great … much worse than my R1s, so something is different with the R2 build. While charging, I constantly had to end trip and replan to get SOC at arrival of next destination. There were a bunch of other similar small buggy stuff going on as well. I am a very experienced EV road tripper, none of this was a big deal. I expect all this to get fixed quickly since the R1 is really good Can chalk it up to the early build of the new software stack.
• - Plenty of room for all of our stuff and one of my nephews (25 year old, 6’1” 190 lbs) rode along in the back seat and was very comfortable.
• - Only issues were some missing functionality in the software that we know is coming quickly.
• - I had folks at multiple charging spots ask me about it, so awareness is pretty high.
• - My Daughter, driving her 2021 Model Y, made same trip at same time except from Cincinnati, so on the way home, basically drove together the whole way to Indianapolis and the stops and times were basically identical.

Overall, really impressed with the R2.

Thanks for the info. Esker Silver looks great! I’m going to get an R2 Standard next year and will more than likely go with this color. Not bad for the default.

I see you’re from Dayton. I’m from Columbus. Any chance you passed by Buc-ee’s? I heard they’re supposed to get 24 EV chargers. When I went there a few months ago they didn’t have any built yet.

Rivian posted these pics of an Esker Silver R2 out in the sunny desert for those who are interested.

 

[Jtg11]

Thanks for the info. Esker Silver looks great! I’m going to get an R2 Standard next year and will more than likely go with this color. Not bad for the default.

I see you’re from Dayton. I’m from Columbus. Any chance you passed by Buc-ee’s? I heard they’re supposed to get 24 EV chargers. When I went there a few months ago they didn’t have any built yet.

Rivian posted these pics of an Esker Silver R2 out in the sunny desert for those who are interested.

Unfortunately, no I didn't go to Buccee's as it was not on my route. I have been to Buccee's before and they are "something". Charging is great, but otherwise way to crowded for me. Also, usually not easy on/out of those places.

 

[ACDC]

Here you go ...

added pics, hope I didn't add multiples ... haha, if so, oh well.

Jeff - I don't see your additional photos. Can you please repost it? Thank you.

 

[Mos Eisley]

Jeff - I don't see your additional photos. Can you please repost it? Thank you.

They're in his original post

 

[Mikey]

Great shots, thank you. I’ve gone from launch green to Catalina cove and now I want esker silver with coastal interior. No order until September/october.

 

[Jtg11]

 

[Mos Eisley]

Sold- that's my color choice. Much appreciated!

 

[Jtg11]

Since Rivian states that R2's usage battery charge is 88 kWh, at your average of 2.7 mi/kWh, its full range at your speed (which would be the real world use speed), it gets 237.6 miles on the AT 20" setup.

Is this the kind of range what you've observed?

Thanks in advance.

That was on one specific leg of the trip. Also note that I was in All-Purpose mode the whole trip. Never put it in conserve. I really was not watching efficiency at all as the stops were all natural stops for bathroom or food anyway. So, admittedly, I did not do a good job of tracking stats as I really was not planning on posting anything about the trip. When I got back, I noticed there was not much info out there for the R2, so thought I would post my thoughts. In hindsight, I would have tracked the stats better.

 

[Jtg11]

Sold- that's my color choice. Much appreciated!

Sorry for the poor photos. It is stunning in real life. I am very happy with my choice!

 

[SoCalGuy]

That’s awesome! May I ask how high your VIN is?

Any side by side pics with your other Rivian also appreciated

 

[zamazenta]

Changing your drive style from medium or spicy to a lower level will adjust lane change assertiveness. In California traffic spicy feels right to me but I can imagine Ohio is a bit different.

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