It’s no secret that Rivian is working on a more affordable model line based on the so-called R2 platform that will go into production as early as 2025-2026, as the American EV company’s Chief Financial Officer Claire Rauh McDonough revealed back in April.
However, we had nothing but words to go by, but that changed when Rivian’s CEO RJ Scaringe hosted a Q&A session on the firm’s Instagram account, where a covered clay model of the upcoming R2 SUV was shown for the first time.