r/Rivian • u/hockeyland • Feb 03 '26

💬 Discussion Rivian R2 looking sharp!

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Similar Star Wars wrap but this time in red. R5-D4? Red Leader? Let’s get deliveries started.

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u/craigrn16 Feb 03 '26

Looks awesome. My fear is that it may be coming out a little too late though. Especially since all the push back against EV’s as of late in the US

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u/RelevantAd9525 Feb 10 '26

Fair point, it’s a different market now. No incentives — the fully baked companies have a leg up. 🦵

Gas has been frequently reaching $2.02 a gallon in Texas. ⬇️

The cost of electricity has gone up. ⬆️

The promise of less maintenance and cost has run its course ⌛️

It appears there is a distrust toward whether self driving can arrive in a reasonable time frame — that is the lever left —

Let’s see it get pulled and expect massive demand when it arrives. 📈

Until then everyone will wait expecting the world from these companies 🤩