From State of Charge.

Rivian invited me to the R2 first-drive event in Park City, Utah, to experience its new mid-size SUV offering and offer my thoughts on it.

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:15 Exterior walk-around
05:22 RJ Scaringe on the R2’s exterior design
13:57 Wassym Bensaid on the R2’s infotainment system
29:54 Vidya Rajagopalan, Rivian’s SVP of electrical hardware
35:39 James Philbin, Rivian SVP of Autonomy and AI
39:12 Driving the R2
44:59 R2 trims and MSRP
49:41 I time the R2’s 10 mph to 100 mph acceleration
50:10 Charging the R2
52:51 The R2’s battery pack
53:38 The R2’s Maximus drive motors
54:06 The R2’s size and cargo capacity
55:12 R2’s Retractable rear window
56:50 Final thoughts
58:00 Outro

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