Rivian Offering 6 Months of Free Charging +3k Off with R1 Orders This April

Rivian R1S Tri-Motor

Rivian is ramping up its push for the Electric Refresh offer, and now it’s hitting inboxes across the country. While the email I received was for the Orlando Service Center, similar invites have gone out nationwide – signaling that Rivian wants more people in seats and more vehicles on the road. The event invites customers to visit their local Rivian Service Center…

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Apple Watch Support Coming Soon to Rivian Vehicles, Confirmed by Wassym

Apple Watch Support Coming to Rivian Vehicles

Rivian is actively working on Apple Watch integration, according to Chief Software Officer Wassym Bensaid, who responded to a comment on X and followed up with RivianTrackr. This feature will let users lock, unlock, and send various commands to their vehicle directly from their Apple Watch—no phone required. This functionality was first teased during the Gen 2 vehicle announcement, and…

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Rivian Now Offering an Extra $3,000 for Any Tesla Trade-In This April

Tesla Model Y (Gen 1)

Rivian just sweetened the deal for Tesla owners looking to make the switch. As part of their April “Electric Refresh Offer,” Rivian is now giving an additional $3,000 bonus on top of any trade-in value specifically for Tesla vehicles. This bonus is exclusive to April and stacks on top of Rivian’s already solid incentives. For example, if Rivian was originally offering you $43,000 for your Model Y,…

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Rivian’s James Philbin Confirms Unmapped Roads Coming to Gen 2 Vehicles Later This Year

Rivian Gen 2 Highway Assist

In RivianTrackr Hangouts Episode 2, I sat down with James Philbin, Rivian’s VP of Autonomy and AI, to talk about Rivian’s approach to autonomy, AI, and what’s coming next. Recently, Rivian introduced Enhanced Highway Assist in their 2025.06 software update. This feature allows for hands-free driving on over 130,000 miles of mapped highways across the U.S. and Canada, utilizing Driver Attention Detection to…

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Rivian’s New April Lease Offer Gives You $10,500 to Trade In Any Vehicle

R1S California Dune Edition

Rivian just rolled out a new leasing incentive for April, and it’s a solid follow-up to last month’s wildly popular All-Electric Upgrade Offer. This time around, it’s called the Electric Refresh Offer, and it’s aimed at getting even more people behind the wheel of an R1T or R1S — with a little extra cash in your pocket if you’ve got a…

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