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R2 · Lucid

Lucid Cosmos Caught Testing on US-101 as Lucid Builds 38% Fewer Cars

A camouflaged Lucid Cosmos prototype was photographed on US-101 in Morgan Hill, California, two months after Lucid pushed the SUV to the second half of 2027.

Haye KestelooOct 55 min read

Rivian

Rivian Files To Sell 75 Million Shares Into Its R2 Rally, The Dilution We Called In February

Rivian filed to sell 75 million new Class A shares after Monday’s market close, a deal worth roughly $1.5 billion at the day’s $20.14 closing price. The company says the proceeds will fund general corporate purposes, including the equity contribution requirements tied to its Department of Energy (DOE) loan for the Georgia factory. The timing…

Haye KestelooJul 6

Rivian

Rivian Beats Q2 Delivery Estimates And Raises Its 2026 Forecast, The Quarter The R2 Finally Showed Up

Rivian delivered 12,194 vehicles in the second quarter of 2026, up about 14% from the 10,661 it delivered a year ago and comfortably ahead of the 10,518 analysts expected, according to estimates compiled by Visible Alpha. And Rivian paired the beat with a bigger statement: it raised its full-year 2026 delivery forecast from 62,000-67,000 to…

Haye KestelooJul 2

Rivian R2 Lease Prices Top $800 a Month, and the Expired Federal Credit Is Why Buyers Are Walking

Rivian began handing the first R2 mid-size SUVs to customers on June 9, and within days the vehicle’s lease quotes, not its driving reviews, became the story. A 36-month lease on the R2 Performance lists at $829 a month on Rivian’s own configurator, and a lighter down payment pushes the figure past $1,000. EVXL reported…

Haye KestelooJun 17

Model Y

Toyota bZ Undercuts The Tesla Model Y By $5,000, But Edmunds Still Hands Tesla The Win

Toyota rebuilt its only electric SUV from the floor up for 2026, dropped the clumsy bZ4X name, cut the entry price below $35,000, and added 62 miles of range to its volume trim. Edmunds just put the renamed Toyota bZ head-to-head against the Tesla Model Y and reached a split decision: the bZ wins on…

Haye KestelooJun 3

Rivian R2 Earns 335-Mile EPA Rating — But That Charging Speed Needs a Second Look

Rivian’s R2 Factory Takes A Direct Tornado Hit Weeks Before Customer Deliveries

An EF-1 tornado struck Rivian’s Normal, Illinois assembly plant on the night of April 17, 2026, tearing open the roof and a wall of the building where the company assembles the R2, its make-or-break mid-size SUV. Rivian confirmed the damage to TechCrunch, which first reported the company’s confirmation and the internal staff email, and said…

Haye KestelooApr 20

Rivian R2 Earns 335-Mile EPA Rating — But That Charging Speed Needs a Second Look

The Rivian R2 earned a 335-mile EPA rating, beating Rivian's own estimate. But the 144 MPGe efficiency claim and 210 kW peak charging rate both deserve scrutiny.

Haye KestelooApr 7

Rivian R2 Arrives at $57,990 — But the $45,000 Promise Just Moved to 2027

Rivian officially launched the R2 at $57,990 at SXSW. The promised $45,000 base model is now "around" that price and arrives in late 2027. What buyers need to know.

Haye KestelooMar 12

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