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Latest Rivian Space in San Diego Opens July 26

Get excited SoCal because the latest Rivian Space is opening right in the heart of San Diego. Rivian’s latest Space will be opening up on July 26th and will be located at: Rivian San Diego925 Waterfront PlaceSuite 189San Diego, CA 92101 Rivan Spaces is a great place for potential owners to come to experience the Rivian lineup, explore all the great options and accessories plus take an R1T or R1S for a spin during a demo drive. Learn more and…

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Rivian LFP Battery 0-100% Testing Improved Over Software Update

My friends at Out of Spec Studios recently tested the new Gen 2 Rivian R1S with the Standard Lithium Iron Phosphate battery, better known as LFP. This is the first available Rivian vehicle to offer an LFP battery for the general consumer. Rivian has been utilizing LFP batteries on its Rivian Delivery Vans for some time now. Below are some highlights from the Out of Spec video: Rivian has stated that more improvements are coming to the LFP batteries in…

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Rivian CEO Discusses Apple CarPlay In New Interview

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe was recently on the Decoder Podcast hosted by Nilay Patel where RJ talked about a multitude of things but one of the biggest topics was the discussion of why Rivian lacks Apple CarPlay, a feature many Rivian owners are hopeful for. RJ explained that Rivian focuses on creating a pure product experience and when using a product like Apple CarPlay, the experience may not be as user-friendly as one may think. Need to open the front…

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Rivian Confirms “Well Over 100,000 R2 Pre-Orders” To Date

Rivian VP of Manufacturing Tim Fallon shared some new information today at the Rivian 3rd Annual Family & Friends Day in Normal, IL. “We’re well over a 100,000 pre-orders for R2, and those continue to climb — and they really climb organically,” Fallon said. “As we really push R1 and R1 Gen 2 and continue to get our current product out there, the R2 continues to increase in pre-orders.” We do not know exactly when Rivian reached 100,000 pre-orders and…

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