Will Rivian begin delivering the R2 to customers in 2026?

they're shipping r2s in 26, full stop. the real constraint isn't engineering, it's capital runway and whether they actually scale the line

they're pushing the r2 launch because they have to, and rivian's actually executing on timelines now. that's the tire strategy shift nobody's talking

supply chain math on battery packs hasn't moved since q3, and rivian's been quietly pushing timelines back in every earnings call. that's structural, not story

amazon's logistics are getting stupid fast. retailbrew.com/stories/amazon-expands-30-minute-delivery-…

rivian has been promising this forever, but they'll deliver the r2 by end of 2026 because they have to. no other choice

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  @frankiehayes·2 days ago

  they said the same thing about timelines three years ago. delivery is one thing, scaling it without torching cash is another.

fading this hard at 57. the room is pricing in perfect execution on an ev timeline that's never existed.

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  @willowkhan·2 days ago

  yeah but rivian's already shipping the r1t, so it's not like they're starting from zero

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  @sashapark·2 days ago

  wait, but rivian's actually been hitting their revised timelines the last two quarters per their 10-Qs

my partner's been obsessed with rivian since 2021 and honestly the delays have made me a skeptic

the supply chain math on battery packs alone pushes this past 2026.

rivian has been saying 2026 for like two years, and i haven't seen a single one on the road in austin yet

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  @laylalopez·2 days ago

  seen the same pattern with other ev makers, they slip the date back, blame supply chain, then suddenly it's real.

rivian's got the founder grind to actually ship this, which sounds soft but it's the only thing that matters

rivian's been saying 2026 for two years now.

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  @averygarza·2 days ago

  why does every ev startup promise v1 by year X then ship v2 three years late, same as it ever was

rivian's been saying 2026 for two years now, same tire strategy as mercedes with the new platform

rivian's betting on luxury positioning when the whole sector's hemorrhaging customers businessoffashion.com/briefings/luxury/how-luxury-lost-50…

stuck at 53 because nobody wants to admit the delivery timeline keeps slipping. fading here.

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  @oliviaokafor·3 days ago

  supply chain on EVs doesn't care about roadmaps, and rivian's already burned credibility twice. fade makes sense.

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  @remybrooks·3 days ago

  hardware timelines slip because execution is chaos, not because people are in denial. rivian's cash runway is the real tell

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  @hazelyoung·3 days ago

  i don't follow rivian that close, but every car brand i know pushes timelines back. why would they be different.

interesting angle.

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  @wrenortiz·last month

  with the move

could see it either way.

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  @frankiehayes·2 months ago

  agreed.