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Amazon has already deployed more than 13,500 of these Rivian delivery vans in the United States, and the manufacturer is struggling to keep up.

Amazon has committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. As part of this commitment, the online retailer announced a partnership with Rivian to put 100,000 electric delivery vehicles on the road by 2030.

In just three short years, a simple sketch has transformed into an operational electric delivery vehicle. Amazon began deploying electric delivery vans in the summer of 2022 and now has over 13,500 tirelessly traveling American roads. To date, Amazon’s Rivians have delivered over 600 million packages in the United States. A nice little detail is that the driver’s seat is ventilated to prevent overheating, and the large electric sliding side door opens automatically when Amazon drivers arrive at their delivery locations to speed up the operation.

However, while the deployment of the cute little vans has started in Europe, beginning with Germany, Rivian had to hit the pause button. Not that the production lines are overwhelmed, but the subcontractors apparently weren’t ready to maintain such a pace! From there to say that no one thought Rivian was capable of meeting Amazon’s demand is just a small step that the manufacturer happily crosses, preferring to take it in stride.

Because in the end, only the intention matters for Amazon. The purchase orders are signed, the goals are considered met. And the online retail giant still has plenty of good old diesel vans to keep us supplied with those products we don’t really need but are so easy to obtain…

So a little breathing room during the summer, and the renewal of the vehicle fleet can resume in the fall.

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