"COST SAVINGS
Scaringe (CEO) also said material cost for its less expensive and smaller R2 vehicles will be 45% lower than its flagship R1 vehicles.
"Incredible focus and discipline around electronics in the vehicle will represent one of the biggest cost savings in R2 relative to R1," Scaringe said at the company's first investor day since going public in November 2021.
Rivian shut down its plant at Normal, Illinois for three weeks in April to make the changes, including simplifying processes and removing equipment at the facility, as well as eliminating over 500 parts from the vehicles in an effort to make them cheaper to build."
减500个零件，是一辆车吗？
