
Rivian’s R2 bet: turn a niche luxury EV maker into a Tesla-style mainstream brand
The R2 SUV is Rivian’s playbook to escape luxury-only perception and compete for everyday EV buyers like Tesla does.
By Mohammed Al-Shehri·· 3 min
2 briefings · “r2”

The R2 SUV is Rivian’s playbook to escape luxury-only perception and compete for everyday EV buyers like Tesla does.

The $60,000-ish R2 is built to look like Rivian, fit like mainstream SUVs, and scale like a real automaker.