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IMO the clue regarding Europe timing is in who was invited to the early on-road/off-road drives in the R2. Apparently only 10 media channels/influencers/organizations were represented, of which three, CarWow, Top Gear (UK) and Car Magazine are UK media, no mainland European media were...

Best view below that I can recall seeing for someone entering or leaving the R2. He says he is 6'2". Full video here that should link to this time stamp. He follows this by getting into the rear seat. In the absence of any measurements at this time, a quick swag for step in height would be 9.8"...

You seem to be off a bit on your guesses. If Rivian produce 30k in 2026, why would they only produce a further ~70k in 2027, when they have a full year of production? They've guided to 20-25k R2 for 2026, but they're probably sandbagging on that number so they can be sure to hit it, even if...

What is the "receiver" you're referring to? Above the rear doors is the light plus speaker grill combo and above the front doors its just a speaker grill. Edit: Added picture of speaker grill from R2 web page.

Doesn't worry me one way or the other whether R2 has them, but this seems a rather odd reason for why they aren't already incorporated, if it is an accurate statement. Who gets this far into the design and early production without including them? Rivian have already designed lights and speakers...

It seems to me that they are establishing what colors to use for 2Q26 production, based on the questions in the OP, since they don't seem to be expecting to produce many R2s in 2Q26 based on guidance. The rationale for this is that Rivian guided 20-25k R2s for 2026, so 2Q/3Q/4Q production...

Well ask yourself why Uber would want a 10" ground clearance vehicle that will be difficult for a not insignificant proportion of the the populace to get into? We already have a thread on the challenge step in height can present to older potential R2 owners and those of shorter stature including...

The headline said "R2" but the definitive 8K filing says "R2 platform". Adding a different body style vehicle optimized for a predominantly metro/urban taxi role doesn't seem like a major impediment; Normal already manufacturers R1S, R1T, EDV and now R2. For 2028 and beyond, Georgia can focus on...

Two observations. Rivian makes and sells the EDV, a relatively high public exposure commercial vehicle, which doesn't seem to be undermining the brand positioning around adventure. The 8K states "Pursuant to the Vehicle Production Agreement, Subsidiary will develop and manufacture autonomous...

Perhaps, as Budman observed, the Autonomy hardware, i.e. LIDAR and RAP1 are the reason we aren't looking at 100% expressing strong interest. The "Will you wait" poll, with 397 participants, says ~72% will wait, almost exactly the reverse of the "LE interest" poll numbers in this thread. Probably...

Internal socket was marked with 1900W in Doug DuMuro video and also here in an OoS video from SXSW. A contributing reason for the 1900W rather than 2400W max rating may be also supporting the 12V 180W DC output alongside, assuming that isn't being taken from the car's 12V battery, but is instead...

Ditto. R2 might have new optimized crossbars but perhaps R1 cossbars will still fit, so both could be true.

If in fact the LE does come with all the color options and the Coastal Cloud interior option then the press release is indeed very badly worded. I'd agree that people seem to be getting a bit worked up about it, but maybe that's just because I'm unlikely to get the opportunity for an LE or...

If all the color options are available on the LE why aren't they listed in the "Launch Package includes" section along with the paid upgrade Launch Green option? Rivian list Autonomy+ and Tow Package in that section as well as in the "Optional on Performance" section, so why not list the colors...

I'm just reading from the press release which I linked. Not sure how one would interpret that differently. Rivian has the option at any time to include extra colors in the LE offering, but producing just two paint SKUs to start highly optimizes production. Silver is one of the three most...

Well Rivian always have the option to reduce pricing at some point in the future, putting up prices doesn't go down well, as Rivian well knows. As it is the Premium won't be on sale for perhaps 8-9 months as of today so its MSRP isn't very relevant as its not available to buy, meanwhile its...

It seems pretty clear from the Rivian press release that LE just comes in Esker Silver with Black Crater Signature interior. The LE also includes "Exclusive option of Launch Green exterior color (paid upgrade)". Unless Rivian expand the options for LE then anything else will have to wait until...

What seems to be missing in the discussions around selecting R2 LE or not is considering when Rivian will introduce non-Launch Edition Performance options. The Rivian press release just lists the constrained options for the LE version, with availability Spring 2026, and then the R2 Premium with...

Yup. Rivian will just build a bunch for inventory. Its not like there's many SKUs possible anyway. Light or dark interior and then however many paint options for LE, but even then they can just build a bunch of white, black, silver and launch green and they wouldn't be sitting on inventory for...

Doug Demuro's video shows 120v 1900W and 12V 180W outlets.