Rivian is offering three months of complimentary charging on its proprietary network — the Rivian Adventure Network (RAN) — to buyers of 2026 R1 vehicles or pre-owned R1 models from 2024 or earlier.
The offer applies to orders placed between August 21 and September 11, with delivery required by September 30.
That delivery deadline is the close of Rivian‘s third quarter, and it is shared by every purchase offer currently on the company’s US offers page.
Rivian says the offer may be combined with other promotions currently running on the R1 line.
The promotion is the latest addition to an incentive slate the Irvine-based EV maker has adjusted several times since the beginning of the month, as it works to clear 2026 model-year inventory after updating to the 2027 model year.
The new versions of its flagship R1 models were announced last week, with prices remaining unchanged.
Neither the R2 nor any 2025 model-year R1 qualifies.
What Does Not Qualify
The offer covers new 2026 R1 vehicles and pre-owned R1s from 2024 or earlier, leaving model year 2025 outside the terms on both the new and used side.
Rivian applied the same eligibility fence nine days earlier, when it joined California’s MyFirstEV programme with an incentive open to new MY2026 R1S and R1T vehicles and 2024-or-older Rivian pre-owned units.
The company has not explained the 2025 exclusion, which now appears in two separate offers published within nine days of each other.
The R2 is absent from both.
Rivian‘s MyFirstEV page states the model will become available under that programme in 2027, and the R2 Performance Launch Edition has now spent three months on sale without a purchase incentive.
How the Offer Works
Buyers who order a qualifying vehicle during the three-week window and take delivery by September 30 will receive charging rewards in their Rivian mobile app within 24 hours of delivery, per the terms.
The rewards cover three months of sessions at Rivian Adventure Network chargers and are tied to the vehicle’s owner or lessee.
The benefit terminates on the sale or transfer of the vehicle, and is neither transferable nor redeemable for cash.
Owners remain responsible for idle fees and any applicable sales tax incurred during sessions.
A hold is placed on the buyer’s credit card at the start of each charging session to cover those potential costs, with the unused portion released afterward.
The terms exclude third-party charging networks, restricting the benefit to Rivian’s own sites.
Owners of multiple Rivian vehicles may select which one receives the reward within their account, though the selection cannot be changed once made.
Buyers who purchase another Rivian vehicle and still carry a remaining charging balance can contact Rivian Support to transfer the unused portion.
The offer is open only to US residents and is available while supplies last, with vehicle availability described as limited.
Rivian‘s offers page lists the promotion as valid until September 12, while the offer terms give September 11 as the closing date for orders.
Stacking With Existing Offers
The free charging promotion lands on top of a promotional grid that Rivian has built through a series of monthly adjustments across the R1 line.
As EV reported on August 12, the company’s August financing slate currently lists the R1 Tri at 1.99% APR on a 60-month term — a rate doubled from the 0.99% offer that had carried over from the end of July.
Select R1 Dual builds carry 3.99% APR over the same term.
A $3,000 lease savings offer applies to new 2026 R1 Tri models on 24- or 36-month terms, with delivery required by September 30.
Two accessory offers run alongside them: up to $2,200 off the Stealth Package and up to $2,500 off upgrades and accessories through the Road Trip Package.
California buyers can additionally access a $3,500 point-of-sale discount on new 2026 R1 vehicles and $1,750 on pre-owned models from 2024 or earlier through the state’s MyFirstEV rebate program, which Rivian began participating in on August 13.
Rivian confirmed at the time that the state-backed rebate could be combined with its own public offers.
A California buyer leasing a new 2026 R1 Tri during the overlap window could, in theory, combine the $3,500 state rebate, the $3,000 lease contribution, the Stealth Package discount and three months of Adventure Network charging.
A buyer financing the same vehicle instead would forgo the lease contribution but could apply the 1.99% APR rate, since the two paths are alternatives rather than additive.
2027 Model Year
The charging offer follows a well-established pattern of rotating promotions aimed at moving 2026 R1 inventory now that the model-year transition is under way.
Rivian announced the 2027 R1T and R1S on August 13, retiring the powertrain-based trim names in favor of a Premium, Performance and Quad ladder aligned with the R2.
Purchase prices held flat, but every 2027 lease rose by $100 a month — a uniform increase worth $3,600 over a 36-month term.
The higher lease costs on the new model year give Rivian additional reason to sweeten the terms on remaining 2026 stock before production shifts entirely to 2027 builds.
Inventory discounts of up to $5,000 have appeared on individual 2026 R1 builds in the company’s online shop, spanning Dual, Tri and Quad configurations.
Demand
Full-year R1 deliveries declined 15.1% in 2025, a slide Rivian has attributed partly to buyers waiting for the lower-priced R2 SUV.
Demand for both models is expected to remain flat this year, according to management.
Full-year delivery guidance stands at 65,000 to 70,000 vehicles, a target that leans heavily on a planned 20,000 to 25,000 R2 deliveries.
The Rivian Adventure Network itself has grown alongside the promotional push.
Rivian operates more than 100 DC fast-charging locations across the United States and Canada, with the network accessible to non-Rivian EVs since 2024.
The network features both Combined Charging System (CSS) and North American Charging Standard (NACS) chargers.
Rivian began transitioning its factory-built vehicles to the NACS port starting in 2025, moving away from the native CCS ports used on 2022-2025 model year vehicles.
Offering free access to a proprietary charging network as a purchase incentive follows a template established by Tesla, which has periodically bundled complimentary Supercharging credits — sometimes for periods equivalent to a year — with new vehicle orders.
