May 2025 Rivian Deals, Rebates, and EV Trade-In Discounts

May 2025 Rivian Deals, Rebates, and EV Trade-In Discounts

Rivian has a few updated lease and trade-in offers for May that are worth knowing if you’re thinking about ordering an R1T or R1S. First up is the “Nothing but Adventure” lease offer, which runs through May 31. If you lease a 2025 Dual Motor R1T or R1S with the Max battery and Performance Upgrade, Rivian will contribute $6,500 toward your down payment. This is applied…

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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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