Rivian Automotive Inc (NASDAQ:RIVN) shares are sliding Tuesday. The company announced its first public customer deliveries of the all‑new R2 mid‑size SUV, marking a major milestone.

The R2 is Rivian’s make or break EV.

The R2 SUV is meant to transform Rivian from a niche EV manufacturer that sells luxury vehicles into a more mainstream brand like U.S. EV leader Tesla.

Rivian flew us out to beautiful Park City, Utah, to get a first test of the R2, its $45,000 “bet-the-company”...

Rivian's second EV is the sub-$60,000 R2, and it was worth the wait.

Rivian started handing R2 SUVs to customers on Tuesday, targeting 20,000-25,000 deliveries by year-end as fewer new EVs compete in a hostile US market.

Founder and CEO RJ Scaringe has called it "maybe the most important thing we've launched to date."

Rivian Automotive Inc (NASDAQ:RIVN) shares are sliding Tuesday. The company announced its first public customer deliveries of the all‑new R2 mid‑size SUV, marking a major…

Rivian has started delivering the R2 to its first customers after beginning series production of the electric SUV in April. At the same time, the US

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. It’s been a long wait, but Rivian’s more mass-market, midsize R2 SUV is now finding its way to…