cross-posted from: https://piefed.ca/c/electricvehicles/p/598348/rivian-s-r2-will-be-its-first-global-ev-and-it-s-hiding-a-cost-cutting-trick

The R2 is Rivian’s make-or-break moment, so it has to do everything right. A big part of that is slimming down the parts bin.