TL;DR: Little tidbits about R2 and R3 from Brian Gase, Chief Engineer of Special Projects at Rivian from a small YT channel that attended the Rivian event at the Pasadena Hub this weekend.
I’ve been on the Rivian train for almost two years now (originally an R1S reservation holder and now an R2...
Hadn’t seen this posted here so I figured it was worth sharing. riviantrackr was the first to post/break the story over on Twitter.
Rivian VP of Manufacturing Tim Fallon shared some new information today at the Rivian 3rd Annual Family & Friends Day in Normal, IL.
“We’re well over a 100,000...
Could be nothing, could be something. I’m sure this is place holder unofficial information and has nothing to do with range & efficiency targets..., but never say never. Either way, I'm loving what I'm seeing.
See this thread.
TLDW of the MKBHD / Scaringe interview (view below):
FULL INTERVIEW VIDEO:
R2
Base R2 RWD (starts @ 2:42) - $45K @ 270 mi. R2 RWD, AWD, and tri-motor variants that get 300+ mi. of range.
The setup in the interview/at the reveal is dual motor with a more off rim/tire setup (4:04). There...
Found this interesting tid bit in an article by The Verge today. There’s no way this is accurate right? Imma need Rivian to sort out this Max Pack drama quick ?. Including the part where they update the Max Pack pricing for the R1S
I know a lot of people are waiting to see what the dual motor Enduro (in-house Rivian motors) setup will average in terms range on the R1T & R1S. I’ve gone back and forth myself on what would make me go with Dual Motor vs. Quad and I’ve come up with anything 350-360 would make me choose the Dual...