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What the Next-Generation Rivian R1 Could Bring in 2027
The 2027 model year R1 is probably going to be a light refresh while Rivian keeps its head down on R2, so I'm looking past it to the next-generation R1 expected around summer 2027. Here's my full wishlist, from captain's chairs and the R2 LiDAR system to 800V, vehicle to home charging, and a battery that stops thermal limiting the second things heat up.
The $130 Federal EV Fee Explained and How It Compares to Gas Tax
The House wants EV owners paying $130 a year to the feds, and after running it against what gas drivers actually put into the Highway Trust Fund, the number is more defensible than the reaction. The real problem isn't the size of the fee, it's that they made it flat, so the person babying their R1S around town pays exactly the same as the one stacking 25,000 miles a year.
The Sunday Drive, Rivian Week in Review, May 18 to May 24, 2026
Software week. RivianOS 2.0 got confirmed for R2 at launch, Wassym ran an R2 software AMA on Thursday, the self-driving roadmap we'd been waiting on finally dropped, and it turns out the entire R2 lineup is getting a heat pump.
Rivian R2 AMA, Autonomy, Audio, Heat Pump and More
Rivian's software and autonomy leads jumped into a Reddit AMA and ended up spilling more concrete R2 detail than we've gotten in a while. Wassym handled most of it, with James stepping in for the self driving questions. From point to point autonomy timelines and the edge compute bet to the heat pump, the charging mat retrofit, and why the premium audio actually works, here's everything worth knowing.