- Rivian has teased five new vehicles in addition to the previously announced R2 and R3
- Rivian may be working on a smaller electric pickup truck alongside new SUVs
- New vehicle teasers follow Volkswagen’s $5 billion investment in Rivian
Rivian may be working on more models besides the Compact crossover R2 It is R3/R3X compact hatchback was presented in March.
During an investor presentation held on Tuesday to detail a partnership with the Volkswagen Group worth up to $5 billion, Rivian showed a slide containing the silhouettes of five mysterious vehicles. The slide showed the vehicles along with Rivian’s current lineup, all grouped into four columns corresponding to the platforms that support the vehicles.
The first column is for the Gen 1 platform found in Rivian’s current R1S SUV and R1T pickup truck, as well as the commercial van the company originally developed for Amazon.
The second column is for the Gen 2 platform that Rivian introduced on June 6 at Updated R1S and R1T. They arrive later this year as 2025 models. The mystery vehicle in the Gen 2 column is likely an updated version of the commercial van.
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The third column is for the Midsize platform, referred to in the slide as “MSP,” which Rivian announced during the reveal of the R2 and R3/X. There is another mystery vehicle being developed on the MSP platform, possibly an R2T compact pickup truck, a brand for which appeared in 2021.
The fourth and final column introduces what Rivian calls the Affordable Mass Market platform. Rivian has not previously mentioned plans for a platform beyond the MSP, although the slide points to one being forthcoming, and with at least three vehicles set to run on it. These could be entry-level vehicles aimed at a new crop of affordable EVs on the horizon, like the US$25,000 model promised by Tesla.
Rivian is expected to hold another investor presentation later today, where the company may reveal more details about the mystery vehicles.
Rivian’s new agreement with VW Group will provide the financing needed to launch some of Rivian’s future vehicle programs. Rivian and VW Group plan to establish a 50:50 technology joint venture that will develop hardware and software architectures that both companies will introduce into vehicles arriving in the second half of the decade.