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Old 8th December 2022, 10:38   #1
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Amazon's exclusive Rivian EDV electric delivery van fleet

Couldn't find a thread on this, so I'm starting one.

It turns out Amazon had partnered with Rivian to build a custom EV delivery van. And they're now on the roads in the US.

There's three models — EDV-500, EDV-700, and EDV-900. The numbers are indicative of the size of the vehicles and are inversely proportional to their range, which is officially between 190 km to 240 km.

The following is an official video from Amazon:



There's also an unofficial video (or maybe paid for by Amazon PR people who knows) which talks more about the vehicle from a delivery driver's perspective.


From their official press release:

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Amazon and Rivian plan to bring thousands of custom electric delivery vehicles to more than 100 cities by the end of this year, and 100,000 across the U.S. by 2030
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Amazon has been testing deliveries with Rivian preproduction vehicles since 2021, delivering over 430,000 packages and accumulating over 90,000 miles. This significant testing has allowed Rivian to continuously improve the vehicle’s performance, safety and durability in various climates and geographies as well as its state-of-the-art features to ensure driver satisfaction, and overall functionality. Rivian has also completed certifications with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, California Air Resources Board, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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Amazon has been testing deliveries with Rivian preproduction vehicles since 2021, delivering over 430,000 packages and accumulating over 90,000 miles. This significant testing has allowed Rivian to continuously improve the vehicle’s performance, safety and durability in various climates and geographies as well as its state-of-the-art features to ensure driver satisfaction, and overall functionality. Rivian has also completed certifications with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, California Air Resources Board, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The custom vehicles are made at Rivian’s factory in Illinois, and include innovative technology and features such as:
  • A safety-first design focused on superior 360-degree visibility, and vehicle features that protect drivers and pedestrians.
  • A suite of innovative safety features including sensor detection, highway, and traffic assist technology, a large windshield to enhance driver visibility, automatic emergency breaking, adaptive cruise control, and collision warnings.
  • First-of-its-kind embedded technology that fully integrates the delivery workflow with the vehicle, enabling seamless access to routing, navigation, driver support and more.
  • Features to enhance the driver experience, and create ease on the road such as 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.
  • A strengthened door on the driver’s side for additional protection, and an ergonomically designed driver’s cabin and cargo area for safe, and easy movement inside the van.
  • Batteries that are light, resilient, and low cost in addition to lasting the lifetime of the vehicle.
Amazon has added thousands of charging stations at its delivery stations across the country, and will continue to invest in building an infrastructure to support a more sustainable delivery fleet.
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Old 15th December 2022, 13:53   #2
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Re: Amazon's exclusive Rivian EDV electric delivery van fleet

I was waiting for a while for this review from Doug ever since he gave a teaser few weeks back.



The attention to detail is insane. Rivian seems to have done their homework well for this one.
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Re: Amazon's exclusive Rivian EDV electric delivery van fleet

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I was waiting for a while for this review from Doug ever since he gave a teaser few weeks back.
Same here! I watched Doug's review yesterday and it was brilliant as usual. Rivian have tailored to the exact needs of Amazon's drivers. They actually interviewed drivers and observed the delivery process to finalize design aspects like having two steps instead of one, anti-slip bands on the steps, automatic opening of access door to the cargo.

Best bit is that it is completely modular and can be developed as a shorter wheelbase and even shorter width versions for congested cities!

Upon checking, DHL too deployed electric delivery van fleet in Mar'21, which was based on the legendary Ford Transit, developed by Colorado based Lightning eMotors.
https://www.dhl.com/us-en/home/press...ans-in-us.html
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