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Rivian Quietly Scrubs R2 Accessory Port from Site
One of the coolest surprises during the R2 unveiling was the rear Accessory Port — that slick, bumper-mounted interface designed to power and mount things like bike racks, camp kitchens, or other modular gear. But now, in a strange twist, Rivian appears to have quietly removed all mention of it from the official R2 webpage.
First spotted by Chris Hilbert on social media, this change has sparked some head-scratching in the Rivian community. Early press materials and photos clearly showed the Accessory Port, and Rivian even demoed how it could enable a whole ecosystem of powered, plug-and-play add-ons. But as of now, the feature is nowhere to be found on the current R2 landing page.
So… what’s going on?
Right now, there’s no official word from Rivian on why the feature was removed — or if it’s actually been cut from production plans. It could be as simple as the feature still being under development and not ready for primetime. Or, more concerningly, it might have hit technical or cost-related roadblocks that forced Rivian to shelve it altogether.
Features shown during early reveals don’t always make it to the final build, especially if the company is trying to tighten up costs or simplify manufacturing. That said, the Accessory Port seemed like a key part of Rivian’s “adventure vehicle” pitch — and pulling it would be a surprising move.
For now, all we can do is speculate. But the sudden disappearance of the Accessory Port from Rivian’s marketing definitely raises some eyebrows.
We’ll update this story if we hear more — and if anyone at Rivian wants to chime in, our inbox is always open.
They probably realized it was redundant to a tow/accessory hitch that may come standard that could also handle these accessories accross all platforms going forward. I think there is more value in that attachment approach than what they proposed with the (2) port receiver approach.
So this article is redundant ,regarding Rivian accessory hitch. You don’t know what you’re talking about let alone mention it
What do you mean?
When I saw R2 in person and asked them to demo the accessory port they mentioned having a bike rack prototype, but that was all. They also seemed unsure if it would make it to the final product and couldn’t describe to me how the toolless nature of that kind of a system could prevent unintended accessory unlocking. My guess is eliminating it not only saves on cost and complexity, but a standard hitch setup means any accessory will work across any vehicle they sell. In other words this news most likely means no R2 only accessories which ultimately is most likely the better path long term.