Amazon has rolled out more than 5,000 custom electric delivery vans across the U.S. The company’s deployment is part The Climate Pledge it made in 2019 that led to a partnership with Rivian, an electric vehicle manufacturer. As part of this partnership, Amazon stated that it would bring 100,000 electric delivery vehicles to the road by 2030, and three years later, the first of these electric vehicle rollouts has begun.
The delivery company first began rolling out its electric delivery vans in the summer of 2022 and now has more than 5,000 across the U.S. Currently, Amazon stated that these vehicles are making delivers in more than 800 cities in the U.S.
These locations included Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Cleveland, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Denver, Grand Rapids, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Madison, Nashville, New York, Newark, Oakland, Omaha, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Provo, Rochester, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Jose, Santa Rosa, Seattle, St. Louis, Tampa, and Toledo. Amazon is also rolling out vans in Alpharetta, Charlotte, Miami, and Orlando.
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Each delivery van includes:
- Sensor detection, a large windshield to enhance driver visibility, automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, and collision warnings.
- Driver access features for routing, navigation, driver support, and more.
- Automatic door locking/unlocking as the driver approaches or leaves the vehicle and a powered bulkhead door that opens when drivers reach their delivery location.
- Ventilated seats for fast heating and cooling.
- A strengthened door on the driver’s side for additional protection and an ergonomically designed driver’s cabin and cargo area.
- As a result of these deliveries, Amazon’s vans from Rivian have delivered more than 150 million packages to customers in the U.S. as of the publishing of this article.
Amazon has also brought the custom vans to Europe and recently announced more than 300 will hit the road in Germany, joining a fleet of thousands of electric vans already in operation in Europe.
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