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Electric automaker Rivian announced during its third annual Family and Friends Day on Sunday that it has secured “well over 100,000 pre-orders” for its upcoming R2 vehicle.
Tim Fallon, the company’s Vice President of Manufacturing noted that recent equipment upgrades have boosted production by about 30%, setting the stage for the R2 vehicle’s production.
“We’re well over 100,000 pre-orders for R2, and those continue to climb — and they really climb organically,” Fallon stated. “As we really push R1 and R1 gen 2 and continue to get our current product out there, the R2 continues to increase in pre-orders,” he said as initially reported by WGLT.
More compact and more affordable, the R2 was introduced earlier this year and will start being delivered in 2026.
Earlier this month, the company introduced an automated online tool for trade-in estimates applicable to electric vehicles (EVs) but also to internal combustion engines (ICEs) and Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs).
Owners of Rivian vehicles or other brands, including trucks and vans, can now submit their vehicle for evaluation using either the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) or the license plate number, as initially shared by the Rivian owner Chris Hilbert on X.
The company has recently started the rollout of its latest over-the-air (OTA) software update, version 2024.23, for both R1 models (R1S and R1T) from the second generation.
The OTA update marks the debut of the Rivian Autonomy Platform, a suite of advanced driver assistance features. One of them is the “Lane Change on Command” feature, which allows the vehicle to perform lane changes when the turn signal is activated while Highway Assist is engaged.
Written by Cláudio Afonso | LinkedIn | X
