The R2 comes with up to eight drive modes, and how many you get depends entirely on your trim. Rivian also gave me the specifics on what Conserve actually changes on this platform, which works nothing like it does on the R1. Here is every mode, what it does, and which trims get it.

Coleton from Out of Spec Detailing measured a customer delivered R2 Performance panel by panel and came away giving it a nine out of ten on exterior fit and finish. The lower interior plastics did not fare as well, and neither did the haptic buttons. Here is how his findings line up with what I have seen on my own R2.

Coastal Cloud and Forest Green land later in August, Borealis follows in September, and all three come to the Launch Package.

Rivian has put a date on the second R2 shift at Normal, September 30, but the company also said the shift will not contribute material volume until the fourth quarter. Here is what that actually means for anyone still holding a reservation.

I ran a real 70 mph highway range test on my R2 Performance with the Out of Spec crew, and against a 330 mile EPA rating it returned 253 miles from full to dead. Here is how the test worked and why the gap says more about EPA testing than it does about Rivian.

My R2 came from the plant in Normal, Illinois, and I picked it up there in person rather than waiting on the…