Rivian has introduced three new, less expensive models coming in 2026 -- the R2, R3, and R3X. All will be manufactured in Illinois.
Rivian today is more or less where Tesla was 10 years ago — struggling to ramp up production and sell enough cars to finance the growth of its business. It is facing challenges Tesla did not, however. For one, interest rates are higher today than they were when Tesla was ramping up production of the Model S.
Inside that battery pack is where the really big news is. Rivian is using 4695 cylindrical battery cells, which are 15 mm taller than the 4680 cells pioneered by Tesla. BMW is also using the taller cells in many of its Neue Klasse electric cars that will be coming to market in 2025, if not sooner. According to
Rivian is promising a more powerful computer, complemented by a sensor suite that includes 11 cameras and 5 radars. The R2 will have “dramatically enhanced autonomous capabilities,” it said, but did not specify what level of automation that system will support other than to say the R2 and R3 will both provide “dramatically enhanced autonomous capabilities.”
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