Rivian opens R2 orders today; first deliveries slip to 'soon after'

Rivian opened R2 Performance order invitations and demo drives at its retail spaces on June 9 as planned, but softened the delivery commitment - telling customers on X that first physical deliveries will start 'soon after' June 9 rather than on the day itself, with a 2-to-6-week window from order confirmation to delivery of the $59,485 Performance with Launch Package. Separately, the Rivian Adventure Network crossed 1,007 DC fast-charging stalls across 148 U.S. sites during launch week, with 97% of locations open to all EVs - a 40% year-over-year growth in stall count heading into the R2 era.