Episode 554: Rivian R2 Pricing Revealed
3/15/20261 hr 32 min
Rivian announces pricing for the hotly anticipated R2. Plus: the Model Y L comes to another market (no, it's not the US…yet), Tesla files a patent for some interesting new seats on the next-gen Tesla Roadster, and more!
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First 90 secondsRyan McCaffrey· Host0:00
On this week's episode of Ride the Lightning, the Tesla and EV podcast, Rivian announces pricing for the hotly anticipated R2. Plus, the Model YL comes to another market, and no, it's not the US, yet. Tesla files a patent for some interesting new seats on the next-gen Tesla Roadster, and more. [rock music] What's happening, friends? I'm Ryan McCaffrey, joining you as I do every single week for Ride the Lightning, the Tesla and EV podcast. It's episode 554, publishing on March 15th, 2026. I'm recording here in the evening on Friday the 13th. I'm flanked, as always, by my two canine companions, Daisy the boxer and a snoozing Lily, the silly Labrador. Well, I will start this week with, uh, a little, little birdies are, are chirping at me, and s- they say interesting things. Now, this, this little birdie, I will say, is a more reliable one, uh, than, than maybe the last time a little birdie tweeted at me or, or chirped at me, uh, 'cause it wasn't a tweet. [laughs] But this birdie is a m- a, uh, someone that's