138: Rivian R2 Range Confirmed: Official EPA Results Beat Initial Estimates

About this episode

The episode discusses the confirmed range and efficiency of the Rivian R2, highlighting its performance compared to the Model Y and other battery technologies.

In this episode: EPA says Rivian R2 beats Model Y in efficiency and range Rimac making battery packs for the BMW i7 Alpitronic’s megawatt charger in the US And much, much more! Hosts: Tom Moloughney from State of Charge and EVchargingstations.com https://evchargingstations.com/ | https://www.youtube.com/StateOfChargeWithTomMoloughney Kyle Conner from Out of Spec Studios https://outofspecstudios.com/ Martyn Lee from EV News Daily https://www.evnewsdaily.com/ Domenick Yoney from Drive Electric with Domenick https://www.youtube.com/@DriveElectricWithDomenick

People in this episode

Hosts: Tom Moloughney, Kyle Conner, Martyn Lee, Domenick Yoney

Topics covered

• Rivian R2
• EPA results
• electric vehicles
• battery technology
• charging infrastructure

Keywords

• Rivian R2
• EPA
• Model Y
• battery packs
• charging stations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: State of Charge, EVchargingstations.com, Out of Spec Studios, EV News Daily, Drive Electric with Domenick, Rimac, Alpitronic

Products: Rivian R2, Model Y, BMW i7, megawatt charger

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