AlphaSnowbordergirl
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They meant Best selling SUV in the 70k+ category. It was mentioned during the call and I read articles claiming that as wellNot even close.
https://cleantechnica.com/2025/08/03/tesla-still-stands-alone-in-california-ev-market/
The (declining) sales volumes for the R1S and R1T are too small to sustain a company like Rivian. The Model S/X are side projects (even with economies of scales trickled down from the 3/Y) for Tesla with sales so pathetic low. There’s already talk of those two being axed since they stopped taking orders from China and Europe.
IMO R1 line needs to double annual sales to be viable. And the R2 needs to be $55K fairly loaded to compete with mainstream SUVs. If it moves up to the $65K+ range it will compete with the LandCruiser or GX which have much smaller sales volume than say a Telluride or Pilot or Grand Highlander.
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