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R2 EPA Docs Drop With 335-Mile Range, 210 kW Charging, and a Heat Pump Upgrade
Editor’s Note: I confirmed with Rivian this morning that R2 will launch with the re-designed heat pump from the very beginning including Launch Edition.
The EPA certification documents for the Rivian R2 have surfaced, and the range numbers actually came in better than what Rivian itself was projecting.
The Performance trim with 21-inch All-Season tires landed at 335 miles of EPA-rated range. Rivian had been listing 330 miles as its own estimate for the dual-motor Long Range configuration, so the certified number beat that by five miles. Swap to 20-inch All-Terrains and you’re at 314 miles versus the Rivian estimated 307 miles, which is still a solid number for a capable off-road setup.
The Standard Long Range single-motor trim is still rated at 345 miles by Rivian’s own estimate, though that variant doesn’t arrive until early 2027, so its EPA certification is still ahead of us. For now, the Performance trim’s 335 miles is the only hard number we have, and it’s a good one.
On the weight side, the R2 comes in at 4,998 lbs with the All-Season setup and 5,016 lbs with All-Terrains. The GVWR is listed at 6,173 lbs, giving you roughly 1,175 lbs of payload capacity. That’s respectable for a mid-size SUV, and meaningfully lighter than the R1S which sits north of 7,000 lbs.
Usable battery capacity for the Large pack lands at 86.8 kWh, and DC fast charging peaks at 210 kW, which should make road trips pretty manageable.
One detail worth paying attention to: the R2 uses a new heat pump in a repositioned location compared to the Gen 2 R1T and R1S, specifically to reduce noise and vibration.
With employee deliveries kicking off this month, we’re about to get real-world impressions to go alongside these numbers. And beating Rivian’s own range estimate out of the gate is a solid way to start.
That certainly good news. Although I was hoping for a higher peak charging. I would have to think that all season/all weather 20 inch would get even better range Than the 21 inch range tires. Can’t wait to get some real world impressions. Thanks for all your work.
If it can hold 210 kW longer, it be a huge win but time will tell.
Of course the 210KW rate is peak, nothing said about sustained. Likely it will follow the same rate degradation curve we’ve seen in the R1’s.
Good update and I am pleased they are focused on NVH and moving components as needed to help reduce/mitigate noise. Hopefully sealing is good around windows.
One thing I have not seen anything about is Jack points – will these be industry standard or will special pucks, liked with R1, be needed?
I confirmed with Rivian that R2 will launch with the re-designed heat pump from the very beginning including Launch Edition.
Since the R2 heat pump is repositioned specifically to reduce noise compared to Gen 1, how does this new setup compare to the heat pump found in the Gen 2 R1 vehicles? Is it an evolution of the Gen 2 unit or a completely different hardware design?
This is to be determined since we haven’t had a chance to listen or see where it’s positioned.
According to the EPA’s report R2 Performance AWD (21″ Rims) has an efficiency of 4.62 mi/kWh city and 3.89 mi/kWh highway. Meanwhile with 20″ All Terrain Rims and tires it’s 4.57 mi/kWh city and 3.75 mi/kWh highway.
With that range vehicle is equivalent to my current ICE SUV and I am happy with those numbers. Can’t wait to get one in 2027.
Can someone explain why the public has range anxiety? I take a break about every 2 hours anyway.