{"id":75511,"date":"2024-08-10T00:03:42","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T04:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=75511"},"modified":"2024-08-10T00:03:42","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T04:03:42","slug":"1144097_rivian-r2-charge-port-moves-to-left-rear-like-tesla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=75511","title":{"rendered":"Rivian R2 charge port moves to left rear, like Tesla"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li><strong>Rivian confirmed rear left charge port location in upcoming R2 models<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>That changes from plans on rear right for streetside charging and Rivian\u2019s own networks<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>R2 owners should have an easier time using Supercharger stations<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Front, rear, left, right? Automakers still can\u2019t agree on where to place EV charge ports on vehicles. But it appears that Tesla\u2019s longtime preferred location at the left rear may have swayed another U.S. EV maker\u2014Rivian.<\/p>\n<p>News of Rivian\u2019s switch in location for future EVs came Thursday through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rivianforums.com\/forum\/threads\/r2-charge-port-location-is-moving-to-drivers-side-rear-on-production-model-confirms-rivian-vp.31344\/\">Rivian Forums<\/a>. A contributor noted that as the R2 and R3X were being shown at the Rivian Space in Pasadena, Calif., an executive confirmed the move in charge port location from the brand\u2019s currently set right rear location.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"static-marker-video-player-primis\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can confirm the charge port will be located on (the) <strong>rear driver\u2019s side of R2<\/strong>,\u201d a Rivian spokesperson stated to Green Car Reports Friday. \u201cWe look forward to sharing more info and specs on R2 in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"image_wrapper first_wrapper\" readability=\"7\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" name=\"tccimg_100922156_m\" title=\"Rivian R1T at Tesla Supercharger\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD\/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=\" alt=\"Rivian R1T at Tesla Supercharger\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" class=\"first_image lazy\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"575\" data-url=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/rivian-r1t-at-tesla-supercharger_100922156_l.webp\" data-src-h=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/hug\/rivian-r1t-at-tesla-supercharger_100922156_h.webp\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/rivian-r1t-at-tesla-supercharger_100922156_l.webp\" data-src-l=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/rivian-r1t-at-tesla-supercharger_100922156_l.webp\" data-src-m=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/med\/rivian-r1t-at-tesla-supercharger_100922156_m.webp\" data-src-s=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/sml\/rivian-r1t-at-tesla-supercharger_100922156_s.webp\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Rivian R1T at Tesla Supercharger<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Reach issues with R1 charge port at Superchargers?<\/h2>\n<p>The shift may have something to do with Rivian owners\u2019 experiences at Tesla Supercharger stations using the current charge-port location of R1S and R1T models\u2014on the left side of the vehicle, just ahead of the driver\u2019s door. At some Supercharger locations, in experiences well documented on YouTube and in forum posts, Rivian drivers have had to get creative with parking in order to reach their charge port with the Tesla connector.<\/p>\n<p>Rivian confirmed last June that it would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greencarreports.com\/news\/1139979_rivian-adopting-tesla-charge-port-hyundai-and-stellantis-considering\">adopt the Tesla-based charge port<\/a>, also called J3400, as part of the North American Charging Standard (NACS). The R2 and R3 families made their debut in March in prototype form <strong>with the Tesla port under neatly downsized charge-port doors<\/strong> at the right rear of the vehicle, instead of the bulkier CCS port. Then in March it announced that it would begin shipping <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greencarreports.com\/news\/1142614_rivian-adapters-tesla-supercharger\">free NACS adapters<\/a> to R1 customers, arriving in April, with Superchargers since then appearing in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greencarreports.com\/news\/1142454_rivian-trip-planning-tesla-chargers-adapters\">Rivian trip planning<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There are currently 2,321 Tesla Supercharger locations in the U.S., offering 26,217 charging ports, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" name=\"tccimg_100922158_m\" title=\"Rivian NACS adapter\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD\/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=\" alt=\"Rivian NACS adapter\" width=\"640\" height=\"543\" data-width=\"826\" data-height=\"701\" data-url=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/rivian-nacs-adapter_100922158_l.webp\" data-src-h=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/rivian-nacs-adapter_100922158_l.webp\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/rivian-nacs-adapter_100922158_l.webp\" data-src-l=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/rivian-nacs-adapter_100922158_l.webp\" data-src-m=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/med\/rivian-nacs-adapter_100922158_m.webp\" data-src-s=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/sml\/rivian-nacs-adapter_100922158_s.webp\" class=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Rivian NACS adapter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Right rear was for streetside charging, Rivian\u2019s networks<\/h2>\n<p>In March, at the launch of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greencarreports.com\/news\/1142514_rivian-r2-bows-45-000-over-300-miles-the-future-of-the-suv\">$45,000 Rivian R2<\/a>, as well as the smaller, even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greencarreports.com\/news\/1142536_could-rivian-r3-ev-revive-a-stagnant-small-car-market\">more affordable R3 and R3X<\/a>, all built on the same next-generation platform and part of the same product family, Rivian officials suggested that the charge port placement on the rear right was an <strong>ideal location for streetside charging.<\/strong> That&#8217;s\u00a0expected to be increasingly important in Europe, where Rivian is hoping to sell many of these vehicles, and eventually more U.S. urban environments.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" name=\"tccimg_100921074_m\" title=\"Rivian R2\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD\/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=\" alt=\"Rivian R2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"576\" data-url=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/rivian-r2_100921074_l.webp\" data-src-h=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/hug\/rivian-r2_100921074_h.webp\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/rivian-r2_100921074_l.webp\" data-src-l=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/rivian-r2_100921074_l.webp\" data-src-m=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/med\/rivian-r2_100921074_m.webp\" data-src-s=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/sml\/rivian-r2_100921074_s.webp\" class=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Rivian R2<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rivian\u2019s head designer Jeff Hammoud then fielded some additional questions about the placement of the charge port, making clear that Rivian had already given the location a lot of thought.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe did a lot of research and specifically in left-hand-drive countries in Europe,\u201d Hammoud said to a small group, including Green Car Reports. \u201cWe saw a lot of people charging cars on the street, and you\u2019d see anything from charging cables wrapped over hoods to get to the other side, and we wanted to solve that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hammoud summed that putting the port at the rear of the vehicle versus the front meant <strong>fewer wires, less weight, and less cost<\/strong>. Further, Rivian has been building its current charging network for that <strong>front left position of the R1<\/strong>, and he added, \u201cIf you\u2019re gonna flip the car back into the space, it&#8217;s essentially the exact same location.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"image_wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" name=\"tccimg_100921078_m\" title=\"Rivian R2\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD\/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=\" alt=\"Rivian R2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"576\" data-url=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/rivian-r2_100921078_l.webp\" data-src-h=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/hug\/rivian-r2_100921078_h.webp\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/rivian-r2_100921078_l.webp\" data-src-l=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/rivian-r2_100921078_l.webp\" data-src-m=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/med\/rivian-r2_100921078_m.webp\" data-src-s=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/sml\/rivian-r2_100921078_s.webp\" class=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Rivian R2<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>To underscore what Rivian has confirmed versus what it hasn\u2019t, this shift in location is technically so far only confirmed for the R2, not necessarily the R3.<\/p>\n<p>The choice of the Tesla location for the R2 does however suggest that the sheer volume of charge sessions on the Tesla Supercharger network may make it a worthwhile tradeoff for customers, and perhaps for the brand\u2019s image. In making these future, more mass-market vehicles easier to use on the Supercharger network, it\u2019s future traffic and revenue for those Tesla stations. Now, will any other automakers follow?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rivian confirmed rear left charge port location in upcoming R2 models That changes from plans on rear right for streetside charging and Rivian\u2019s own networks R2 owners should have an easier time using Supercharger stations Front, rear, left, right? Automakers still can\u2019t agree on where to place EV charge ports on vehicles. 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