Rivian Founder & CEO RJ Scaringe on the Rivian R2, R3, R3X & Beyond! | The InEVitable

[@MotorTrendWatch]

How are we feeling about Rivian? Could they be the future of EV!? 🤔

[@chase_m_peterson]

Ask the question and let RJ speak. The interruptions are insane.

[@jayd118]

Dude on the left is annoying and distracting

[@ian2487]

Dude on the left sucks

[@rajeshwarsawh8379]

I mentioned this in their early interviews. They never learn. Johnny actually responded "you want a lecture from the guest?" Suffice to say he didn't get the point.

[@TDeuce07]

For real....I found myself extremely frustrated by the interuptions.

[@Rx100Vx]

Love Rivian . RJ is a very down to earth founder CEO .

[@fmonk]

And a great ambassador to the brand he represents. The other one... not so much anymore.

[@ranvanhappy]

And understands the product deeply from an engineering and product perspective which means he can see the path from R&D to customer easier than most CEOs who came up through marketing and sales paths

[@jachnguyen]

Yeah, elon doesnt know anything about his cars lol

[@drippingtheta]

I was on the edge between R1S vs Model X. The honesty and genuineness that RJ showcased throughout the interview was reason enough for me to go ahead and finalize R1S.

[@ahmedh3950]

I have driven both a few times. I can assure that you won't regret your decision to buy a Rivian

[@frank118]

I have a Gen 1 R1T. Love it. Autonomous driving isn’t happening anytime soon, if ever. I owned Tesla’s for 5 years and “FSD” is essentially worthless.

[@joejuan5022]

Let the man talk for god sake

[@urgetodrive]

Do you guys (Ed and Jonny) ever watch your podcast? The amount of interruptions - of each other and the guest - is very distracting. You guys get great guests. Please get some coaching on how to conduct an interview. Also, how long before Ed and Jonny get in a fist-fight? The amount of passive-aggressive energy (across this series of podcasts) is off the charts. Is it just me or anyone else notice this?

[@ericbrown7628]

Dude I’m a 100% with you!!!! I was thinking the same thing! Shot out to RJ’s patience.

[@cesartrujillo4190]

That was so hard to watch. I’ve never been a very big RJ fan, but I have a lot of respect for him and after this interview more respect and a bigger fan but wow, I felt like he was cut off 1 million times. Who is this interview about him or the interviewers?

[@whodat9198]

The dude on the left is an absolute clown

[@IronPig_75]

My gen 1 R1T is still the most fun car I've ever owned. I'll be bummed that I don't get the gen 2 features, but it's still worth every penny I spent on it.

[@ranvanhappy]

Same with my R1S (other than my Dodge Charger 5.7L which was just silly in noise) - definitely sold for life if they continue to grow - I’ll always have at least one Rivian in the house if they keep their brand values the same as today

[@HaydenCMH]

Dude on the left needs to chill, too many interruptions

[@mikebrun.mp3]

unhinged vibe from these hosts. please take a deep breath, ask concise questions, and stop interrupting - including your own sentences. makes it very difficult to follow. relatedly, RJ is a class act in every video i see of him

[@Slaxsvo]

The hosts are car bros. Can’t expect much from them, unfortunately.

[@galactictomato1434]

Really great talk. Hope we see RJ on again.

[@pennyharris446]

R2 is on my radar. So many cool features.

[@yaoxiongliang9483]

The guy on the left kept cutting RJ off. A bit annoying

[@jayd118]

Yes. Came here to say the same thing. Dude is annoying AF.

[@wilber8260]

and the guy on the right talks too fast.

[@jonnylieberman]

Am I in the left or the right?

[@Anothernerdyloser314]

​@@jonnylieberman You're the left one. The one everyone is complaining about. I think you might be well served by writing down your next question or thought so that you can wait for the interviewee to finish speaking before you interject. It's clear that you're interjecting because you don't want to forget or miss the opportunity for your question, so it comes from a good place, but it's frustrating for the viewers

[@EM.1.]

Correct. And the stupid Elon Musk slap was not needed.

[@davewhitegt]

Love this show. We really need to get more eyeballs on this show. I’d hate to see it disappear.

[@FerrariLove18]

You got RJ! Great interview guys. Love the show!

[@kelRGo]

Why is this interview so short? RJ is the best CEO on the planet. Great job !!!

[@bsg1372]

Ed - why does every EV have to be like Tesla? RJ says multiple times that RIvian has a different approach and want to bring something different to the market.

[@ivnflo-Carfax]

I haven't been back to MotorTrend since they tried to move everything behind the pay wall. Great to see these two fellas again a little older and wiser.

[@braedenrice481]

Ed absolutely butchered my question lol! Thanks for the answer RJ! Hope to see you in Laguna soon!

[@EdwardLoh]

Sorry!

[@davidroberts3152]

I'm jazzed about Rivian. I reserved an R2. Currently a Tesla owner but looking for something that's better at camping and a CEO that has reasonable ethics.

[@jasoneyes01]

RJ is a good listener and critical thinker. It's time to surprise the world with the unthinkable RJ.

[@pazirandeh]

Next great automaker is born folks.

[@ranvanhappy]

Let’s hope! Love the brand!

[@headyhere]

He is really cool. I think he disclosed a lot of information that generally CEOs would not in a session like this!

[@g550driver]

R3X for this guy!🎉

[@TheBTG88]

I imagine the 5 billion that VW is investing in Rivian was a welcome life preserver.

[@fmonk]

Life preserver feel like an exaggeration. They have over 100k reservations for the R2 and R3 reservation isn't open yet (that one will be even more popular). The VW JV helps and will help keep costs of shared components even lower (like Nvidia's chips).

[@TheBTG88]

@@fmonk They need the investment and access to VW materials purchasing in order to be able to make vehicles at approachable price points. Otherwise, they are a niche manufacturer that will eventually sink beneath the waves. Volume sales is critical in the mass automotive industry.

[@fmonk]

@@TheBTG88 No. That's now how it is. The JV is not a lifesaver. They didn't absolutely need to have it. But it helps.

[@TheBTG88]

@@fmonk Yes, that’s how it is when you only sell 46,416 cars in a year.

[@ranvanhappy]

@@TheBTG88hopefully they share their purchasing supply chain with Rivian - the agreement initially is mostly surrounded around technology (likely would like to learn how to improve their internal software systems or launch similar ECU architectures as the new R1/R2 to save weight and cost on new platforms) - they are also launching a competitive brand SCOUT which they purchased from international and they may need some off-road programming chops for that development I love that VW is investing in Rivian just as they invested in Lamborghini/ Rimac / Bugatti - etc

[@zstewartak]

I love the PRNDL stalk. Having everything on the screen would be annoying. Really enjoyed this video

[@dianewallace6064]

We own an R1T. Love it. RJ and Rivian shines.

[@JoePolaris]

R2T … and R2V for personal and commercial van.

[@losequis7682]

When will the r2/r3 steering wheel buttons make it to r1?!

[@backdoormanintheend]

Excellent!

[@IronPig_75]

Ooh - I want that DC charger. Sign me up!

[@GamesJames]

Gotta start adding chapters.

[@manuelias86]

Im surprised Johnny didn’t ask Rj why was chik-fil-a avocado axed lol. That was the combo RJ hated the most lol

[@stotchmania]

maybe talk over RJ more. real good.

[@TonyBasuro]

They should send Steve-O (in makeup) down on the productiin line and be the CEO for a hidden cam bit. Pretend to be a bad undercover boss

[@cascaderetriever7618]

Big fan or Rivian! Hurry up with R2

[@mitchelldorrance]

Volume for the entire show is way too low. Gotta crank my volume to hear it

[@losequis7682]

So rear view digital camera coming??

[@mattyp3119]

Dude on the left interrupts more than an interview by jordan peterson, and thats a lot. He seems like hes not open to anything but whatever hes already saying. Good podcast otherwise

[@ryanschultz07]

Steve-O!!!

[@scottiev77]

I just so want the R3 lowered and no plastic fenders. Hatchbacks, not crossovers

[@goatcheesemuffin]

This one is tough to watch but frustrating to listen to.

[@EM.1.]

If the R2 is coming out somewhere around July 2026, R3x will come out by either 4th quarter of 2026 or early 2027. :(

[@ericbrown7628]

You should have asked him how he balances CEO responsibilities while dating Lois Lane!!

[@tariqshaikh0]

These hosts are awful, was looking forward to this so much and it was just terrible. RJ please get on a better pod

[@dianewallace6064]

Plaid Shirt is trying to be contrarian or Bad Cop. Pretty lame.

[@itisim]

Rj looked annoyed 😅

[@ferchizzle]

The Anti- Elon Musk

[@bob15479]

So like he will be entirely forgotten and is relatively unimportant?

[@ferchizzle]

He’ll not act like a douche and build product that women love.

[@whodat9198]

@@ferchizzlea genital slicer?

[@usmile1]

when is sirusxm actually coming?

[@AlexPittiStockMan]

hosts hate each other. they should take that passive aggressiveness elsewhere

[@rachitjoshi23]

Let Elon Musk sit and then see if they can interrupt him 🤣

[@kte1973]

RJ is the worst CEO to waste rivian's investment.

[@bodo9655]

So why don't they include Carplay or Android Auto? Here in Europe you can find cars under 20.000€ with wireless Carplay and Android Auto sooo why not for cars that are more expensive than that?

[@Edge-mv3jw]

Inevitable is a scary title when it comes to ev’s

[@EdwardLoh]

Right!? Intentionally provocative.

[@johnsnow228]

Inevitable if you have 100k to spend on a car......

[@Edge-mv3jw]

@@johnsnow228 if I’m spending that much on a car, it’s not gonna be electric

[@YueHou]

Can we just have carplay/aa

[@johnsnow228]

No. Then they can't charge you extra

[@TheBowerbird]

@@johnsnow228 They aren't charging anyone extra. You can pay for the vehicle to function as a hotspot and have a wireless connection through ATT or you can use your phone as a hotspot for the truck with full function. If your phone can't function as a hotspot you're either a filthy peasant or stuck in the past.

[@Datzneat]

Please give us a dumb ev. No nannies. No connection to the mothership.

[@EdwardLoh]

This is my idea! Buy it once! Cash, bitcoin, whatever! No subs. Dials OR screens. USB A and C!

[@1sweet_ta]

How long has China owned MT?

[@RaulV22]

Oh why do you say that?

[@EdwardLoh]

MotorTrend is a subsidiary of Warner-Bros. Discovery. Founded in 1949 in Los Angeles CA, by Robert E. Petersen.

[@AnonymousFreakYT]

Wut? MT is owned by Warner Bros.

[@TheBowerbird]

Not very smart, are you chap?

[@luisc7507]

The only thing I’m bummed about is the size of the R2. I was really hoping it would be bigger than the Model Y. Hoping it’s not so small that it looks like a feminine vehicle. Can’t wait to see it in person.

[@shooter77us]

Did you ask him about the $40,000 repair bill for a single dent in a bedside?

[@TheBowerbird]

You do realize that was a body shop taking someone for a ride, right? Don't be gullible, Mr. Sheep. Someone else got a similar dent and they got it fixed by a PDR shop for about $2K.

[@shooter77us]

@@TheBowerbird it's happened over and over again genius. To do the repair to Rivian's standard the whole vehicle has to be torn apart. Rich Rebuilds has a series on it, and he's not the only one.

[@mossasaga]

RJ is money laundered