First milestone reached: NASDAQ share Amazon now has 10,000 Rivian vehicles in its fleet

• Amazon wants to add 100,000 Rivian vehicles to its own van fleet by 2030
• 10,000 vehicles already on the roads of Europe and North America
• Expert evaluates the Amazon Rivian van

More e-vans in Amazon’s fleet

A few months ago, the internet giant Amazon expanded its fleet with electric vehicles. In Europe and North America, Amazon’s packages will increasingly be delivered using electric transporters. The US company is thus taking an important step towards its goal of becoming climate neutral by 2040. To achieve this, Amazon is cooperating with Tesla’s US competitor Rivian. The e-commerce giant ordered a total of 100,000 electric delivery vehicles from Rivian, the largest electric delivery vehicle order ever, according to a 2019 press report. All vehicles ordered should be in use by 2030, with which Amazon plans to save around four million tons of CO2 per year by 2030.

First milestone reached

The first milestone in the ambition to make transport emission-free has now been reached. As Reuters reports, Amazon said in a recent business presentation that 10,000 Rivian vehicles are now part of the company’s fleet and are used in Europe and North America. In total, the company has already made 260 million deliveries with Rivian vans. Amazon is also working with Volvo to expand its delivery fleet to include heavy-duty electric trucks. In 2022, Volvo announced that it would deliver 20 electric trucks to Amazon.

Rivian expert assesses Amazon’s Rivian van

One of the best-known technology experts took a closer look at the Rivian transporter in a YouTube video.

According to e-drivers, the EDV (Electric Delivery Van) 500 key figures are impressive. The lithium iron phosphate battery with 100 kWh enables a journey of at least 200 kilometers. It can be charged with 50 kW overnight. The van has front-wheel drive, offers almost 190 hp and reaches a maximum of 112 km/h. Unlike the luxurious Rivian pickup, the transporter has a more utilitarian design. Marques Brownlee from the YouTube channel Auto Focus examines the longer “700” version in the video. The front section is reminiscent of the Rivian RT1, but with round instead of oval headlights on which the Amazon logo can be seen. Amazon emblems can also be seen in the interior, including the Amazon “smile” on the door panel. The front doors are typical of US vans, with the passenger seat missing to give the driver direct access to the cargo area.

There are displays for the driver in the interior and cameras are used instead of a central rearview mirror. However, unlike other vans, Rivian still uses classic side mirrors. The huge windshield also requires huge sun visors. The loading space offers enough headroom for taller people as well as space for many packages and the rear loading door opens automatically like a roller blind. The van also has the fastest heating and cooling function that Marques says he has ever seen. The most striking feature of the van, however, is the “crown”, a large, all-round light at the rear that makes the vehicle unmistakable.

In the test, Marques estimated that the van needed around nine seconds to reach 100 km/h. Unfortunately, he was only able to do a quick lap around the Amazon parking lot, but overall he is impressed with its driving characteristics.

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