Rivian drops not one, but two "one more thing" bombshells at launch event

It's so refreshing to watch an EV launch event where the company's CEO has a modicum of public speaking skills and doesn't throw steel balls at their car's windows. Instead Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe ran a tight ship whilst revealing the new R2 SUV. A physically smaller version than its predecessor the R1S the R2 looks like a concept Land Rover and comes in 1, 2 & 3 drive versions. Each is capable of a 480km+ range and the flagship punches out 0-100km in < 3 seconds. Scaringe didn't stop there though unveiling the unexpected R3, the smaller soccer-mum version of the R2. It's biggest differentiator beyond size was it's boot being able to open in two different ways. Then for the another surprise reveal they trotted out the R3X, a sort of off-road adventurer version that looked like it was straight out of a 1987 Russian Lada catalogue. The new R2 is US$45k and wont be available until 2026, meanwhile the R3 & R3X didn't have pricing or availability attached. None of that really matters for Australian's though, we're yet to see Rivian enter the market here (and those prices triple like most EV manufacturers). The nearest they've got is some stunt with the R1T ute being used by a mining company here.