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Someone is trying to flip a new Rivian R2 for $80,000 β€” $20K over MSRP

7 July 2026 at 18:28

A private seller in Littleton, Colorado has listed a brand-new 2027 Rivian R2 Performance on Cars.com for $79,900 β€” roughly $20,000 over what Rivian charges for the same vehicle.

The listing went up July 1, just weeks after Rivian started delivering the R2 to its first customers, and it comes with the kind of cover story flippers tend to lean on.

Rivian (RIVN) launches 75M-share sale to raise ~$1.5B for R2 push

7 July 2026 at 14:06

Rivian has commenced an underwritten public offering of 75 million shares of common stock, a raise worth roughly $1.5 billion based on the stock’s recent price.

The capital raise lands just days after Rivian’s stock rallied on stronger-than-expected Q2 delivery results and a raised full-year outlook.

Lucid Cosmos design revealed in patent filing ahead of 2026 launch

17 June 2026 at 15:25

Lucid has registered the design of its upcoming Cosmos with the European Union Intellectual Property Office, giving us the clearest look yet at the sub-$50,000 crossover the automaker is betting its future on.

The filing, published last week, shows the production design of Lucid’s first mass-market EV from every angle, inside and out, months before its expected reveal this summer.

Rivian lays off hundreds, under 2% of staff, a week after R2 launch

16 June 2026 at 19:42

Rivian laid off hundreds of workers on Tuesday, or less than 2% of its workforce, just one week after it began deliveries of its all-important R2 SUV.

The electric automaker confirmed the cuts hit its service and customer teams, which include sales and marketing, as it tries to claw its way to a profit it has yet to ever post.

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