Rivian will have to deliver the other 90,000 units by 2030. Amazon estimates the electric delivery trucks will prevent 4 million metric tons of carbon from reaching the atmosphere by 2030.

Rivian has at least one big customer: Amazon. Besides being a Rivian investor, the tech giant also ordered 100,000 units of a delivery van to the electric car startup.

Amazon has said it doesn’t expect all 100,000 trucks to be delivered until the end of the decade. In a November securities filing, Rivian said it planned to deliver the 100,000 trucks “by 2025.” ...

Rivian’s Focus Is Amazon Delivery Vans, Not Trucks or SUVs: Report Satisfying its biggest customer is apparently even more important to Rivian than producing the R1T or R1S. James Gilboy ...

Amazon has begun testing the first of a planned 100,000 Rivian electric vans on delivery routes in San Francisco. The city is one of 16 where Amazon plans to deploy electric delivery vehicles in ...

Amazon buys 100,000 Rivian electric trucks in pursuit of carbon neutrality By Nick Lavars September 19, 2019 Rivian's bespoke electric delivery van for Amazon Amazon View 3 Images View gallery - 3 ...

If Amazon and Rivian do indeed break their exclusivity deal, that would allow the latter to explore additional partners. Rivian is looking to increase production numbers for its EV trucks, and ...

Amazon and Rivian have pulled the sheet off the first four-wheeled product of their new sustainability venture. This custom, all-electric delivery van is the ...

Source: Amazon YouTube Amazon now has over 3,000 Rivian EDVs delivering packages in over 500 US cities and regions. The e-commerce says hitting its goal of having 100,000 electric delivery vans on ...

The current fleet was built at Rivian's studio in Plymouth, Michigan, Amazon says, and can drive up to 150 miles on a charge. Of course, electric vehicles themselves are only half of the challenge.

Starting in 2021, some Amazon delivery drivers will sit behind the wheel of a new electric delivery truck made with Rivian. You may already be familiar with the Rivian name.

Rivian’s R1T electric trucks are becoming increasingly visible across the US, and now Amazon reveals the electric delivery vans it’s buying from Rivian are ready for a nationwide rollout.