About this episode

The episode discusses the current state of the EV market and explores whether the Rivian R2 can significantly impact the industry by 2026.

In this episode of the Turn Down For Watt Podcast, we break down the Q1 EV sales data and the reality of today’s EV market. The numbers don’t lie — demand is soft, many models are down big year over year, and the gap between Tesla and everyone else is still massive.That leads to the big question: Can the Rivian R2 save 2026?We’re joined by special guests including Jose from Rivian Tracker, Zak from the Bay Area Rivian Club, and Travis Ketchum to dig into:👇🔗 Check out our channels for more EV content:➡️ Travis Ketchum: https://www.youtube.com/@UCmX4mCqdWVC_oh7TRL7PjCg ➡️ Zak at Wyld Wattage : https://www.youtube.com/@UCa70U73N_p-9KoR12tr1vQg ➡️ Jose at Rivian Tracker : https://www.youtube.com/@UCbmJEvtaLnG0D4hq-s03hIw ➡️ Jose at Rivian Tracker : riviantrackr.com➡️ Tom at Out of Spec Bits : https://www.youtube.com/@UCvzAhsatPsUkRsxJfY6zB3A➡️ Tom's personal channel : https://www.youtube.com/@UCweJD6u6gWRA5p3-Y_DzthA ➡️ BowefamilyEV: https://www.youtube.com/@UCE5FtDsxW59AEJwbh8PiWQA 🔌 Topics Covered:Why EV sales are struggling right nowWhich brands are falling off the hardestWhether price, charging, or consumer demand is the real issueIf Rivian R2 is the breakout EV the market…

People in this episode

Host: Turn Down for Watt

Guests: Jose, Zak, Travis Ketchum

Topics covered

• EV sales data
• Rivian R2
• EV market analysis
• consumer demand
• electric vehicles
• market challenges

Keywords

• Rivian R2
• EV sales
• electric vehicles
• market demand
• Tesla
• Ford Lightning
• EV news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rivian Tracker, Bay Area Rivian Club, Out of Spec Bits, BowefamilyEV, Tesla, Ford

Products: Rivian R2

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