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American e-commerce giant Amazon now has over 20,000 Rivian Electric Delivery Vans (EDVs) making deliveries across the United States. This year, the American-made commercial EVs have delivered over one billion packages for Amazon.
The previous fleet update came at the beginning of August when Amazon said Rivian had delivered 15,000 EDVs. At the end of November, the e-commerce giant said its Rivian commercial van fleet has expanded to over 20,000 units, but many more are yet to come.
Amazon and Rivian struck a deal in 2019 to put 100,000 electric delivery vans on the road by 2030. The first Amazon-branded EVs were delivered in the summer of 2022. In other words, roughly two and a half years were needed to produce 20,000 units, which comes out to approximately 700 units per month.
With five years left until the 2030 deadline, Rivian has a good shot at reaching its target if it keeps up the same production pace. In a previous email sent to InsideEVs, the company said it remains on track to deliver on its EDV commitments.
Roughly 300 Rivian-made Amazon Electric Delivery Vans were sent to Germany, but the vast majority are shipping parcels in the United States in cities like Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Las Vegas, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Portland, San Diego and Seattle.
To keep the huge fleet of electric vans running, Amazon has installed over 17,000 chargers at more than 120 delivery centers throughout the country, making it the largest private charging operator in the world.
The Rivian-made electric commercial vehicle was designed exclusively for Amazon, but the exclusivity deal was shuttered last year when Rivian said anyone could buy its now-renamed Commercial Van or RCV. AT&T has a pilot program where it's testing several RCVs and R1 EVs, and Canada Post has commissioned several custom-made delivery vans known as the Morgan Olson C250e, which is based on the Rivian ECV.