Ordered 4/24/26 and just got an invite to order...

[Jeremy3292]

Well this is certainly surprising. Order date of 4/24/26. No previous Rivian ownership. No lease ending soon. Just a regular person with a Tesla trying to get a Rivian lol. South Carolina isn't a big EV state, so maybe they're trying to spread out sales logistically?

I decided to wait for the Forest Green and Coastal Cloud interior in August plus 20" AT wheels.

LE trim says 8-12 weeks delivery if you order Esker Silver. 4-8 weeks if you order any other color.

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[Count Orlok]

SWEET!!!!

 

[Mos Eisley]

Nice. They said random groups of recent orders would get in early.

 

[Skyetrax]

Very cool. You're giving the rest of us who have late preorders some hope

 

[savethemanual]

Nice! They've also stated that everyone who has a deposit will at least get a rough order timeline by the end of this month.

 

[Dark-Fx]

I think I'm gonna just go mark every single variation as a favorite and hope that works.

 

[NaeemTHM]

Well this is certainly surprising. Order date of 4/24/26. No previous Rivian ownership. No lease ending soon.

This is incredible news!! I reserved on March 8th, 2024 but don't currently own a Rivian or have a lease ending soon...I figured I was looking at maybe late in the year for my car.

But you've made me hopeful that my number might come up sooner rather than later. I do live only 15-20 minutes away from a Service+Demo Center.

 

[r2fb]

How is that possible I ordered in February 2026 and didn't get anything, probably a lottery system?
Not in a rush since I want coastal cloud and youtube music but still I'm jealous.

 

[kurtlikevonnegut]

South Carolina isn't a big EV state, so maybe they're trying to spread out sales logistically?

As a SC resident with a day 1 preorder and current R1S is owner that ain't heard shit, I'd say it's more likely that you just got incredibly lucky.

 

[macb00kemdanno]

 

[VandalSibs]

How is that possible I ordered in February 2026 and didn't get anything, probably a lottery system?
Not in a rush since I want coastal cloud and youtube music but still I'm jealous.

Rivian announced about a week ago that some random newer reservations would be invited to order as well..... so yeah, essentially a lottery system.

 

[SANZC02]

Rivian announced about a week ago that some random newer reservations would be invited to order as well..... so yeah, essentially a lottery system.

Sounds very much like the R1 launch….

People spent almost 2 years trying to decipher how people were being called.

 

[Jeremy3292]

RJ also said in one of the latest YouTube videos, I think Kim Java's, that they have an AI model that forecasts demand for all trims that will be very accurate shortly as people are invited to order.

So I am telling them I want premium trim and coastal cloud, which will then feed their AI data model. They can then figure out what to produce and when. There may be less LE trims built if the take rate is more for the premium and standard models - as well as people waiting for coastal cloud interior, forest green and borealis paint. I imagine a lot of people are going to get order invites over the next few weeks bc they need the data.

They also heavily pulled up the borealis paint and coastal cloud options to the next few months after everyone was like "wtf we have to wait for 2027 for these options?!?"

 

[iamnid]

How are people "telling" Rivian what configuration they want? I have a reservation and it allows me to play around with configurations, but how do I "tell" Rivian which configuration I want?

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