EV maker Rivian has abandoned its US patent application for the “R2T” name, signaling it no longer plans to build a pickup version of its upcoming R2 SUV model.
The R2T trademark, filed by Rivian IP Holdings LLC in May 2022 and published in August 2023, was marked as abandoned on Tuesday.
“The application above is abandoned because we did not receive within six months of the Notice of Allowance issue date: (1) a Statement of Use (SOU) or (2) a Request for Extension of Time to File a Statement of Use,” the US Patent and Trademark Office said.
The trademark was first reported by the Rivian owner and brand enthusiast Chris Hilbert on X.
Instead of a truck variant, Rivian appears to be focusing on the performance-oriented “R2X,” a version that Chief Executive Officer RJ Scaringe has previously hinted at.
“It doesn’t take a huge amount of imagination to think of what comes next — if there’s R2, what are the other R2 variants?” Scaringe said in an August interview with InsideEVs.
“We sort of hinted at that with R3, where we did an R3X. You could imagine X versions; you could imagine other versions,” he added.
Rivian unveiled the mid-sized R2 SUV in March 2024 alongside the smaller R3 and its R3X performance variant.
Both models will offer two battery sizes, with the larger pack targeting more than 300 miles of range and 0–60 mph acceleration in under three seconds for the quickest configuration.
Pricing for the R2 will start around $45,000, with the R3 positioned below it, the company said at launch.
Order books for the R2 are expected to open early next year, according to a recent Mizuho note to clients following a meeting with Rivian Chief Financial Officer Claire McDonough.
The company began taking $100 deposits in the U.S. and CA$150 in Canada in March 2024.
As reported earlier Tuesday, Rivian increased its planned production capacity for the R2 at its Illinois facility to “up to 175,000” units per year — about 13% higher than its prior estimate of 155,000.
The company had previously forecast 2026 production of 85,000 R1S and R1T vehicles and 65,000 electric delivery vans alongside R2 output.
Rivian shares closed at $13.12 on Tuesday and were up 0.8% in pre-market trading on Wednesday.
