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Hundreds of Rivian Delivery Vans Spotted in Germany!

Reddit user Harry_Hirsch shared a photo on r/Rivian of many Amazon-branded Rivian Electric Delivery Vans (EDV) that have made their way to Germany! Back in July 2023, Reuters reported about Rivian sending about 300 EDVs to Germany to test out in the market and that test was successful as you can see. Rivian and Amazon worked together to create a thinner and smaller version of the EDV to fit the smaller streets of European cities. Amazon also committed over 1…

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Upcoming Hotfix for Gen 1 Dual Standard and Standard+ Regenerative Braking Problem

Multiple Rivian owners have reached out to RivianTrackr noticing that they no longer have the High regenerative braking option in their vehicles. Owners noticed this after the latest software update 2024.19.04 was released and could only see Standard and the new Low regenerative braking option. This is in comparison to Quad owners who have Low, Standard, and High. The Rivian team has confirmed to RivianTrackr an issue impacting only the Gen 1 Dual Standard and Standard+ models, where the regenerative…

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Rivian Releases Software Update 2024.19.04 To General Public

It has felt like an eternity since we got our last Rivian software update but Rivian has gifted us a new software update with plenty of new features. 2024.19.04 brings new suspension software for better ride comfort, refreshed visual interface, live camera blind spots, HVAC improvements, and much more. Check out the official release notes right here and scroll down a bit more to see my video review. Note: Rivian does software updates in batches so you will not get…

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Rivian Pre-Announces Q2 Deliveries, Exceeds Expectations

During today’s 2024 Investor Day, Chief Financial Officer of Rivian Claire McDonough shared some details on Q2 2024 regarding deliveries. Rivian delivered between 13,000 – 13,300 vehicles during Q2 versus the 10,200 expected. Production in Q2 was between 9,100 – 9,300 vehicles versus the expected 10,300 vehicles. As a reminder, Rivian shut down their factory for retooling during April which meant no vehicles were produced during that time. McDonough reaffirmed the path to positive Q4 gross profit and also reaffirmed…

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Rivian R1 Bidirectional 24 kW DC Charging Coming Soon; R2 Will Feature 11 kW AC Bidirectional Charging

We’ve known for a while that the Rivian R1 line is capable of bidirectional charging (which allows you to send power in both directions) but details have been slim. In today’s 2024 Rivian Investor Day, we learned that the First-Gen and Second-Gen R1T and R1S are capable of up to 24 kW of bidirectional charging using a special wall charger that will mount in your home. Rivian can accomplish getting 24 kW out of the vehicle by using the vehicle’s…

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