Rivian Roadmap: When To Expect R2T, R3/R3X, R4, R5, and RAD-Tuned Variants
Key takeaways
- The 2027 Rivian R2 may just be hitting the streets but the electric vehicle startup has a lot of future products in the tank.
- It was impossibly hard, and we were digging ourselves out of all the complexity we inserted instantly.”
- That experience has informed the current product cadence, which will see the R2 roll out with limited options and manufacturing complexity through the summer of 2027.
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The 2027 Rivian R2 may just be hitting the streets but the electric vehicle startup has a lot of future products in the tank. During the R2 Performance media drive we had the opportunity to catch up with Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe, where we talked about timing for other R2 variants like the R2T pickup, the R3 compact SUV, RAD-tuned vehicles, and the upcoming R4 and R5 vehicles. Here’s what we know.
Biting Off More Than Rivian Can ChewThe Rivian team’s thinking about product has changed dramatically since it launched the R1T, R1S, and RCV, as Scaringe puts it, “within the same three-month period, and in the middle of COVID, and then into a supply chain crisis. It was impossibly hard, and we were digging ourselves out of all the complexity we inserted instantly.”