The Rivian R2, an all-electric sport utility car that’s smaller and extra inexpensive than the automaker’s flagship SUV, seems to be a hit with potential prospects. At least, if the variety of reservations for the R2 is any information.
Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe posted Friday on Instagram that the corporate had obtained greater than 68,000 R2 reservations lower than 24 hours because the car was revealed at an occasion in Laguna Beach, California.
While notable, these reservations can solely present a unfastened image of demand. The $100 deposit secures the shopper’s place in line for buying an R2 and is refundable.
“We are thrilled to see R2 (in addition to R3 and R3X) resonate so strongly with our group,” Scaringe wrote within the submit.
The R2 is a five-seat, all-electric midsized SUV that can have greater than 300 miles of vary and a base value of $45,000. Notably, prospects must wait at the very least two years to get their arms on the R2. Scaringe introduced Thursday throughout the reveal that the R2 will likely be produced on the automaker’s Normal, Illinois, manufacturing facility — a change from the corporate’s unique plan to provide the R2 at a $5 billion manufacturing facility close to Atlanta, Georgia, that’s simply now underneath building. That shift will save the corporate $2.25 billion and assist get the R2 to prospects quicker.
Scaringe stated Thursday the firm was shifting up manufacturing of the R2 to the half first of 2026.
Rivian additionally revealed Thursday the R3 and the R3x, all-electric hatchback automobiles with sporty Honda e vibes. The R3x would be the efficiency model.
