Rivian R2 platform delayed until 2026

Plans to launch a range of smaller, more affordable Rivian EVs based on a new R2 platform have been pushed back a year to 2026, the company said on Wednesday in a presentation outlining its third-quarter financial results. Rivian hasn’t said much about the vehicles based on the R2 platform but CEO and founder R.J. Scaringe said in 2019 the company…