Gary Zhou 
Key Points
- 🚚 Amazon has received over 10,000 electric Rivian delivery vans for its operations in the United States.
- 🌎 These Rivian delivery vans are currently serving 1,800 cities across the U.S. and have delivered 260 million packages.
- 🏙️ Amazon plans to introduce electric Rivian vans in additional cities such as Anaheim, Green Bay, Lexington, and Silver Spring.
- 🌐 Amazon had initially ordered 100,000 electric delivery vans from Rivian and has started using them in Europe, beginning in Munich, Germany.
- 💼 In March 2023, there were negotiations between Rivian and Amazon regarding their agreement, but Amazon is still committed to purchasing 100,000 Rivian electric vehicles.
Amazon calculated that it has received over 10,000 electric Rivian delivery vans to date.
Amazon’s Rivian delivery vans operate in 1,800 cities across the United States. The company reported that its all-electric delivery vans have delivered 260 million packages nationwide. Amazon plans to launch electric Rivian vans in Anaheim, Green Bay, Lexington, and Silver Spring. Rivian delivery vans are currently operating in the cities listed below.
- Alpharetta
- Austin
- Baltimore
- Boston
- Cleveland
- Charlotte
- Chicago
- Cincinnati
- Dallas
- Denver
- Grand Rapids
- Houston
- Indianapolis
- Kansas City
- Las Vegas
- Madison
- Miami
- Nashville
- New York
- Newark
- Oakland
- Omaha
- Orlando
- Philadelphia
- Phoenix
- Pittsburgh
- Portland
- Provo
- Rochester
- Salt Lake City
- San Diego
- San Jose
- Santa Rosa
- Seattle
- St. Louis
- Tampa
- Toledo
Amazon ordered 100,000 electric delivery vans from Rivian. Earlier this year, Amazon launched a Rivian delivery van in Europe. It started depriving packages to customers in Munich, Germany.
“We’re thrilled to see the EDV rolling out in Germany today. This vehicle was designed in conjunction with our partners at Amazon and not only puts driver convenience and safety first, but also the environment,” commented Sagan Mishoulam, Rivian’s VP of Strategy & Go To Market.
In March 2023, Rivian tried renegotiating the exclusivity clause in its agreement with Amazon. The 2019 agreement required Rivian to sell all its vans to Amazon. While Rivian wanted to renegotiate the exclusivity clause, Amazon looked into decreasing the amount of electric delivery vans it purchased from Rivian. At the time, Amazon was affected by the financial pressure in Silicon Valley.
Based on Amazon’s recent report on Rivian delivery vans, it will still be purchasing 100,000 units of the electric vehicle.
