AMAZON TO DEPLOY RIVIAN ELECTRIC DELIVERY VANS IN 100 CITIES THIS YEAR

By Christian Roselund

Amazon has announced that it will deploy “thousands” of Rivian electric delivery vans in 100 cities across the United States by the end of 2022. This includes major urban areas such as Chicago, Dallas, and Seattle, and Amazon has further pledged to deploy 100,000 electric delivery vans by 2030.

Amazon and Rivian first partnered in 2019, and the e-commerce giant started testing Rivian e-delivery vehicles in 2021. Amazon also has a partnership with Stellantis and will be the first company to deploy the automaker’s Ram ProMaster electric van when it becomes available in 2023.

In January 2022, TechCrunch estimated that Amazon has about 70,000 branded delivery vehicles, but it is unclear how many delivery vehicles it will have in 2030, and thus what portion of that fleet 100,000 electric delivery vans will represent. Amazon’s move follows on a commitment by the U.S. Postal Service to order at least 33,800 electric delivery vehicles, representing at least 40% of a larger order (see the 26 July U.S. Energy Transition Report for more information).

Source: Amazon’s electric delivery vehicles from Rivian roll out across the U.S. (Amazon)