More than just an SUV? Rivian is working on more R2 variants.

不仅仅是一款 SUV？Rivian 正在研发更多 R2 衍生车型。

We don’t have too much longer to wait for Rivian’s hotly anticipated R2 electric SUV. After cutting its teeth with the ground-breaking R1T electric pickup truck, plus the three-row SUV version (the R1S) and all those Amazon delivery vans, its next step is something smaller and more affordable—launch models of the midsize R2 are competitively priced against rivals like the BMW iX3, and next year if all goes to plan, Rivian will add a $45,000 R2 with a smaller battery.

我们无需等待太久就能迎来 Rivian 备受期待的 R2 电动 SUV。在凭借开创性的 R1T 电动皮卡、三排座 SUV 版本（R1S）以及大量亚马逊配送货车积累了丰富经验后，Rivian 的下一步是推出更小巧、更实惠的车型——中型 R2 的首发版本在定价上与宝马 iX3 等竞争对手相比极具竞争力。如果一切按计划进行，Rivian 明年还将推出一款配备更小电池、售价 4.5 万美元的 R2 车型。

But according to Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe, who was interviewed by Reuters, there’s more R2 in the works. “So clearly there could be an R2X,” Scaringe told Reuters. “There’s going to be combinations… I want to be careful not to announce the program,” he said. Scaringe also told the news organization that Rivian was considering making its own lidar sensors, in collaboration with a Chinese company.

但据 Rivian 首席执行官 RJ Scaringe 在接受路透社采访时透露，R2 系列还有更多规划。“显然，未来可能会有 R2X，”Scaringe 对路透社表示，“会有各种组合……我得谨慎一点，不能直接宣布这个项目。”Scaringe 还告诉该媒体，Rivian 正在考虑与一家中国公司合作，自主研发激光雷达传感器。

Initial R2s are being built at Rivian’s factory in Normal, Illinois. But the R2, together with an even smaller R3 (and R3X) that will follow it, will also be built at Rivian’s new factory in Georgia. That plant is due to come online in 2028, funded in part by a $4.5 billion loan from the Department of Energy, which Rivian will begin to access next year.

首批 R2 车型正在 Rivian 位于伊利诺伊州诺默尔（Normal）的工厂生产。但 R2 以及随后推出的更小巧的 R3（及 R3X）车型，未来也将在 Rivian 位于佐治亚州的新工厂生产。该工厂预计于 2028 年投产，部分资金来自美国能源部提供的 45 亿美元贷款，Rivian 将于明年开始动用这笔资金。

Once the plant in Georgia is up and running, it will have a capacity of 300,000 vehicles a year, so it’s clear there’s room for different versions of the R2 (and R3), should Rivian take a BMW-like approach to spinning off a dizzying array of variants from a single platform. Georgia will also build robotaxis for Uber in a $1.25 billion deal signed between the ride-hailing company and Rivian in March.

一旦佐治亚州工厂投入运营，其年产能将达到 30 万辆。因此，如果 Rivian 采取类似宝马的策略，即基于单一平台衍生出琳琅满目的车型，那么 R2（及 R3）确实有足够的空间推出不同版本。此外，根据今年 3 月网约车巨头 Uber 与 Rivian 签署的 12.5 亿美元协议，佐治亚州工厂还将为 Uber 生产自动驾驶出租车（Robotaxi）。

Meanwhile, Rivian’s Normal plant has a capacity to build another 155,000 R2s annually, together with up to 60,000 R1s and delivery vans.

与此同时，Rivian 的诺默尔工厂每年还有能力额外生产 15.5 万辆 R2，以及多达 6 万辆 R1 和配送货车。