Rivian R2 will equip important charging port feature for Tesla Supercharger compatibility

By Joey Klender Posted on August 9, 2024 Rivian’s new R2 five-seater SUV will equip an important charging port feature that will increase compatibility with Tesla Superchargers. Rivian announced last year that it would adopt Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) for its vehicles in the coming years, but it gained access to the Tesla …

Rivian adopts well-known Tesla strategy in R2 to combat range loss

By Joey Klender Posted on March 13, 2024 Rivian is adopting a well-known strategy for its new R2 platform that Tesla uses in vehicles to combat range loss: a heat pump. A few years back, Tesla managed to develop the heat pump for its EVs, which essentially used heat produced by the car and funneled …