Good news for all of the people out there wanting the Borealis paint color and/or the Coastal Cloud Signature interior for their Launch Edition R2s.
The Borealis paint color is coming in September
The Coastal Cloud Signature interior is coming in August
It’s officially June 9th, at least in the Eastern Time Zone. I logged into my account at midnight and navigated to my nearest Rivian Space (Fishers, Indiana), but no R2 Demo Drive available. Maybe it’s 12 midnight Pacific Time, or tomorrow when they open? Oh well, I’ll test drive it eventually...
I think this YouTuber, Stephan Aldaco of In My Element (a Honda Element enthusiast channel), just spotted an Esker Silver R2. Looks legit to me. Tell me what you guys think.
Since Rivian just released the outer dimensions of the R2 today (6/2/26) I thought I’d ask about the inner dimensions, namely the frunk and sub-trunk. The R2 frunk looks especially shallow. Does anyone know if a cooler will fit in there? Here are some YETI cooler dimensions in honor of Gary the...
See official Rivian announcement:
https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/threads/forest-edge-interior-package-announced-for-limited-run.59527/
I thought this was an interesting article for anyone wondering if their favorite discontinued color might ever reappear on a future Rivian product.
IF...
Rivian emailed this to me almost an hour ago. We’re getting closer!
I really want to plan a trip to Chicago this Summer and one of the highlights would be doing an R2 Demo Drive.
Has anyone else heard anything?
Bearded Tesla Guy has confirmed that the R2 will indeed have manual releases on all interior doors (front and rear). He demonstrated how they work.
All of the releases are tucked away and not in the most obvious spot (see pics) and unfortunately the rear door releases are a pull cord that...
What are your predictions about the Georgia Plant and Rivian’s production schedule? Will this impact your EV purchase(s) in the near future? When will Rivian start exporting overseas? I’ve watching a lot of UK-based EV enthusiasts and they’re pumped to get the R2.
At one point the Rivian...
Ever wanted a Rivian t-shirt, pants, shorts, or a jacket? They’re on sale now! Scroll down to see the older collections where t-shirts are $25. Sale items are clearly marked. Most things are organic cotton or recycled fabrics and blends. Pretty cool.
https://gearshop.rivian.com/collections/apparel
This was posted to X by Wassym of Rivian and reposted by RivianTrackr:
Rivian employees getting R2’s in April. Customers more than likely getting them in June.
I added a brief description of the colors. They really have to be seen in person and under different lighting conditions. Enjoy!
I’m torn between newcomer Catalina Cove and classic Forest Green.
Not sure if this means anything, or not, but the wording Starting at $45,000 was removed from the Rivian R2 website. I think they don’t want to confuse customers when the launch model debuts and it quite a bit higher than $45K. There are some other potential factors to consider as well, like:
•...
In anticipation of (maybe) receiving my R2 next year I wanted to understand the Rivian Adventure Network. I looked up Ohio on the website and saw two charging sites with 6 stalls each. One in Maumee (outside of Toledo) and one in Strongsville (outside of Cleveland). Nothing in Central Ohio, not...
Kia is refreshing their EV5 for 2027. More competition for the R2. This segment is getting crowded.
https://electrek.co/2026/02/20/kia-refreshing-new-ev-suv-major-interior-overhaul/
I’m paraphrasing, so don’t kill the messenger if I don’t quote everything exactly.
Frank Marcus of MotorTrend said on The Inevitable podcast that some of the bright colors that we’ve seen on R1 will not be on the R2. Then he kind of stammered a bit and said he couldn’t say anything due to the...
According to the earnings report and the shareholder letter, it looks like R2’s will start delivering in Q2 of 2026.
“… It’s incredibly exciting to see the early strong reviews of the R2 pre-production builds, and we can’t wait to get them to our customers next quarter.”...
R2: Final Validation One step closer to getting customers behind the wheel.
We’re almost there! I personally think test drives will be in March based on SXSW. Here’s the link in case you missed the email...
According to InsideEVs the R2 is expected to offially debut on 2/10. It was hinted at by Patrick during their podcast, but now I can’t find it. I think they pulled it. Similar info was posted to Rivian Trackr and then pulled. Isaiah from Rivian Updates saved the clip from the podcast and posted...