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Rivian Addresses Misconceptions About R1 Lease Exits for R2 Buyers

Recent social media buzz has spread some misinformation regarding Rivian R1 owners entering a 3-year lease and the possibility of exiting early to switch to an R2 upon its 2026 release. To address this, Rivian has provided clarification on the matter. As of the writing of this article, Rivian does not have any plans to offer a way for Rivian owners to exit a 3-year R1 lease early once the R2 is released. Of course, it should be noted that…

Highlights from Rivian’s Launch Mode Event in Seattle

I flew to Seattle, Washington for the Launch Mode Rivian Community Event and had an amazing time. Join me on my adventures and enjoy all the fun when 1,500 Rivian fans come together!

RivianTrackr Software Wishlist Top 5 Requests

When I first launched RivianTrackr, I launched it with a Software Wishlist where owners could submit feature ideas and vote on them to see what features owners want the most. The RivianTrackr Software Wishlist currently has over 600 requests with over 17,000 upvotes on requests. In this post, I wanted to take a look at the top 5 upvoted features that owners would like to see come to their Rivian vehicles. Any request that has been actively announced by Rivian…

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…

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…