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Rivian R2's $45,000 Starting Price Won't Change, Despite Tariffs

Rivian doesn't expect to change the upcoming R2 crossover's starting price due to tariffs, the startup's founder and CEO R.J. Scaringe said on a Tuesday earnings call.

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See The Rivian R2's Production-Ready Body Months Before It Launches

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe just dropped a major update on its Tesla Model Y-fighter, the Rivian R2. After months of refining, reworking and retooling, the automaker has finally tweaked The R2's metal underpinnings to its production-ready template and has now built an entire R2 body using actual production dies.

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Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe on steering through the mess

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Rivian Just Added Hands-Free Driving And 'Rally Mode' In A Software Update

After years of lagging behind the similarly priced competition, Rivian is finally getting serious about automated driver assistance tech.

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Rivian finally shows it can actually sell cars for more than the price it costs to build them

The EV manufacturer earned a $110 million gross profit at its core automotive business in the fourth quarter, a milestone achievement for CEO RJ Scaringe.

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Rivian CEO Says Hands-Free Driving Is Coming In 'Weeks'

Rivian's hands-off driver-assistance system is coming to the R1T pickup and R1S SUV soon.

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The Rivian R2 Is 'On Track' To Launch In First Half Of 2026, CEO Confirms

Rivian's mass-market R2 SUV is a make-or-break moment for the company. It has proven it can build compelling products at the top end of the market, but a high-volume crossover would catapult it from a niche player to a major player. Rivian says it's coming in 2026 and, according to…

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Fate of Rivian’s $6.6 billion federal loan—secured in the dying hours of the Biden administration—now hangs in the balance

If the loan is canceled, Tesla CEO and Trump “First Buddy” Elon Musk stands to benefit the most.

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Rivian says it will offer hands-off autonomous driving later this year, with eyes-off coming in 2026 – a more realistic approach than Tesla’s wild promises

Rivian's CEO promises higher levels of autonomous driving this year and next.

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Rivian CEO Sounds Alarm On Trump's Tariffs: 'Inflation Could Be Damaging'

Forget the EV tax credit. Rivian founder and CEO R.J. Scaringe is far more concerned about another threat from President Donald Trump: tariffs.

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'You're Going To Be In Rough Shape': Rivian CEO To Rivals Backing Off EVs

On his first day in office on Monday, President Donald Trump declared war on the electric car. In an executive order, Trump signaled his intention to roll back the $7,500 subsidy for clean-car purchases, loosen tailpipe pollution regulations and, broadly speaking, take a hatchet to Biden-era policies that are helping…

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Rivian CEO Says 'Eyes-Off' Autonomous Features Are Coming In 2026

Amid an attack on EVs and general confusion by the Trump administration, alongside Elon Musk’s troubling on-stage symbols, it’s been a weird week for electric vehicles. Still, Rivian’s found the time to announce some interesting plans for the future. Watch out Tesla "Full Self-Driving," General Motors Super Cruise and Ford…

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Benzinga Bulls And Bears: Amazon, Tesla, Rivian, Palantir And How Dogecoin Helped Low-Income Families Achieve Homeownership

Benzinga examined the prospects for many investors’ favorite stocks over the last week — here’s a look at some of our top stories.

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Tesla Has Best EV Under $50K, Rivian CEO Says In Praise Of Rival: 'It's A Great Brand'

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe shared positive comments on Tesla while speaking at the LA Auto Show, calling the Model Y the best EV under $50,000.

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Rivian CEO Says The Tesla Model Y Is Still The Best EV Under $50,000

There's no denying the fact that the Tesla Model Y is the best-selling electric car in the world, but is it the best electric car available today? If we add "for under $50,000" to that question, then the answer seems to be a "yes," according to Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe.

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Rivian CEO On Dealer Laws: 'As Close As You Can Get To Corruption'

Despite its recent partnership with the German auto giant, Rivian has no plans to use Volkswagen's sales network, according to CEO RJ Scaringe. It wouldn't want to. But VW's service network is a far more interesting proposition, as scaling service has proved troublesome for Rivian and fellow direct-to-consumer automaker Tesla.…

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The Rivian R2 And R3 Probably Won't Be 800-Volt

Rivian has not yet announced whether its forthcoming R2 and R3 midsize cars will use a 400-volt architecture or a more expensive 800- or 900-volt system. Fans may be hoping that the next generation of products will move to a higher-voltage architecture, which typically can allow for faster charging and…

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Rivian's CEO Thinks It Can Be Besties With Scout

Have you thought about how small the EV segment really is? Today, fewer than one in ten new vehicles sold in the U.S. are BEVs. Now start to think about what kind of buyer each EV attracts—you've got high-ranking execs picking up Porsches, glamping outdoorsy folk looking at Rivian and…

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Rivian Is Still Paying For A Big Mistake

Rivian is having some growing pains, and it really felt them in the third quarter of this year.

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Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe Wishes NACS Ramp Up Was Faster

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe explains why EVs should not be politicized and why EV critics should understand the underlying challenges.

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Rivian’s Apple Music Really Is Worth $14.99 A Month

A week with the Rivian R1S, Connect+ and Apple Music revealed a bright future for tech integration in modern cars.

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Rivian's Decision Not To Copy Tesla's Homework Was 'Very Intentional'

In a new interview, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe outlines just how the automaker avoided copying Tesla's "mater plan" business model as it built out a new EV startup.

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Why Rivian Bought China's 'Apple Car'

The Xiaomi SU7, sometimes called China's "Apple Car," is making waves. And now it's a benchmark vehicle for Rivian too.

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Rivian CEO says he deliberately didn’t follow the same strategy that Elon Musk set out at Tesla

RJ Scaringe’s dozen-year path from founding Rivian to delivering its first vehicle is finally paying off, and Musk’s politics are now even aiding him.

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Rivian Won't Get Rid Of The PRNDL Stalk Like Tesla

"Yes you could save some costs, but we don’t see it as a customer benefit," Rivian CEO and founder RJ Scaringe said.

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