Rivian is setting June 9 as the first delivery date for its R2 electric SUV

The company will also begin sending order invites and opening public test drives on the same day

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Rivian $RIVN will deliver the first R2 SUVs to customers on June 9, with order invites and public demo drives also launching that day.

Although the R2 configurator went live a few weeks ago, June 9 is when purchasing becomes official. Starting that day, Rivian will email reservation holders in batches with invitations to lock in a firm order; once placed, those orders are expected to........

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