{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","contentId":"00000187-2e1f-d53a-a997-eedf62560001","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/everything-you-need-to-know-about-amazons-electric-delivery-vans-from-rivian","headline":"Everything you need to know about Amazon’s electric delivery vans from Rivian","description":"Amazon is committed to decarbonizing its delivery fleet and has rolled out more than 40,000 custom electric delivery vans across the U.S.","datePublished":"2023-03-30T08:55:00Z","dateModified":"2026-06-04T09:25:59.284Z","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Amazon Staff","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/08549ff/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1125x1125+438+0/resize/84x84!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F47%2F6d%2F7fe296e642859c7ba2a629eda3ba%2Famazon-logo-hero-images-2024.jpg","width":"84","height":"84"}}],"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/36f89ca/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1686x1124+157+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F0c%2F4d%2Ff53aae614cb4b38609b59a6f8df7%2Fhero-001-amazon-rivian-sustainability-amazon-rivian-acam-19372-final-copy.JPG","width":"300","height":"200"},"articleBody":"![An Amazon Rivian van driving next to a wind farm during sunset. ](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/36f89ca/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1686x1124+157+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F0c%2F4d%2Ff53aae614cb4b38609b59a6f8df7%2Fhero-001-amazon-rivian-sustainability-amazon-rivian-acam-19372-final-copy.JPG)\n\n# Everything you need to know about Amazon’s electric delivery vans from Rivian\n\n*Amazon is committed to decarbonizing its delivery fleet and has rolled out more than 40,000 custom electric delivery vans across the U.S.*\n\n---\n\n## Key takeaways\n\n- Amazon has more than 40,000 electric vans delivering to customers in thousands of cities across the U.S.\n- To power the fleet, Amazon has installed over 50,000 chargers at more than 250 delivery stations across the U.S.\n- The custom vans are packed with industry-leading safety, navigation, and design features.\n\n---\n\nAmazon co-founded the Climate Pledge in 2019 and made a goal to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. As part of that Pledge, Amazon also announced a partnership with Rivian—ordering 100,000 electric delivery vans—and got to work on designing a new state-of-the-art delivery vehicle.\n\nIn three short years, a simple sketch turned into the custom electric delivery vehicles on the road today. With its commitment to have at least 100,000 electric delivery vans on the road globally by 2030, Amazon will eliminate millions of metric tons of carbon per year.\n\n![Amazon Prime delivery vehicles of various sizes parked in front of warehouse](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/15e6ae0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+156+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F91%2F32%2Ff89db91246058e58c4deb8f368aa%2Faa-0311-charged-for-success-amazons-evs-standard-hero-v1-600kb-2000x1125.jpg)\n\n- [Amazon now has more than 50,000 electric delivery vans globally. Meet the growing lineup of electric vehicles.](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/sustainability/amazon-electric-vehicles-vans-trucks-bikes)\n\nCheck out the following Q&As to learn more about Amazon’s custom vans and what Amazon is doing to decarbonize its transportation network.\n\n## When did Amazon first roll out its custom electric delivery vans? What is Amazon’s progress so far?\n\nAmazon began rolling out its electric delivery vans in the summer of 2022 and now has more than 40,000 across the U.S. Amazon has also brought more than 600 of the custom vans to [Germany](https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/sustainability/amazon-rolls-out-first-electric-vans-from-rivian-in-europe), joining the growing fleet of electric delivery vehicles in Europe.\n\n![An image of a Rivian van from Amazon driving in a neighborhood. ](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/8946d86/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1124+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F59%2Fba%2Fcf36b58e4762aa3ea8a39930aa18%2Fhero-002-amazon-rivian-sustainability-b003-b008-042519-0001693-r2-final-copy.JPG)\n\n## How many U.S. cities currently have the custom vans delivering for Amazon? Where can you find them?\n\nAmazon’s custom electric vans are on the road making deliveries in thousands of cities across the country, including Alpharetta, Anaheim, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Cleveland, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Denver, Grand Rapids, Green Bay, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Lexington, 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, Silver Spring, St. Louis, Tampa, and Toledo. \n\n![amazon rivian delivery vans](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/8051f88/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x900+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fa5%2F8f%2F76cedd4640b7a8027e440cc0fac5%2Fabout-amazon-inline-inline004-aboutamazon-rivian-20000-blur-imgl3805-copy-2-8192x4608.jpg)\n\n## How many packages has Amazon delivered using its electric vans?\n\nIn 2024, Amazon’s vans from Rivian delivered more than 1 billion packages to customers in the U.S.\n\n![Amazon packages delivered on doormat at front door](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/71c35b3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+156+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fd7%2Fcd%2F72bcf2764e2197c238fa43fe8bbd%2Fabout-amazon-hero-image-4-boxes-envelope-with-edited-logo.jpg)\n\n- [How Amazon is improving packaging and boosting sustainability](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/sustainability/how-amazon-is-reducing-packaging)\n\n## What are some of the most innovative features of the vans? How do the custom electric vans make deliveries easier and safer for drivers?\n\nAmazon’s custom electric vehicles are packed with industry-leading safety, navigation, and design features, including the following:\n\n- A safety-first design focused on superior 360-degree visibility, and vehicle features that protect drivers and pedestrians.\n- A suite of innovative safety features, including sensor detection, a large windshield to enhance driver visibility, automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, and collision warnings.\n- First-of-its-kind embedded technology that fully integrates the delivery workflow with the vehicle, enabling seamless access to routing, navigation, driver support, [package organization](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/amazon-vapr-delivery-van-packages), and more.\n- 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.\n- Ventilated seats for fast heating and cooling. \n- A strengthened door on the driver’s side for additional protection and an ergonomically designed driver’s cabin and cargo area for safe, easy movement inside the van.\n\nGet a behind-the-scenes tour of an [Amazon Delivery Service Partner driver’s experience](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/amazon-dsp-rivian-van-photo-tour) with our electric vans in Baltimore.\n\n![The inside driver side of the an Amazon Rivian delivery vehicle.  There is a big screen with a camera showing the outside of the vehicle.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/268d922/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x900+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F2b%2F54%2Fb7ac875046bca990463816889468%2Frivian-inline-img1-1600x900.jpg)\n\n## How many chargers has Amazon installed to support its electric delivery vans?\n\nAmazon has installed over 50,000 chargers at more than 250 delivery stations across the U.S.\n\n![amazon rivian delivery vans](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/fd5f277/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x900+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fad%2F3a%2F030ea7874e10a9985723bd4e0eb3%2Fabout-amazon-inline-hero001-aboutamazon-rivian-20000-delivery-station-2-copy-8053x4530.jpg)\n\n## What else is Amazon doing to decarbonize its transportation network?\n\nAmazon has rolled out more than 50,000 electric delivery vans across its global operations. The company has also put more than [15 models of electric vehicles](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/sustainability/amazon-electric-vehicles-vans-trucks-bikes) on the road, including [e-cargo bikes](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/amazon-delivery-new-york-nyc), e-mopeds, and [three-wheelers](https://www.aboutamazon.in/news/sustainability/amazon-has-10000-electric-vehicles-milestone), to test and learn across the U.S., the European Union, and India.\n\n![A photo of Brandi Monroe, a delivery driver for Kangaroo Direct, an Amazon Delivery Service Partner in the Baltimore, Maryland area. Brandi is standing at the front of the entrance door to an Amazon delivery van from Rivian, with arms open to the staircase.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/998a596/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+156+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Ff4%2F61%2Fa0bb3dcf417ca61827309ba482b6%2Frivianvantour-hero-2000x1125.jpg)\n\n- [I’m an Amazon DSP driver. My favorite features on our new vans from Rivian are the air-conditioned seats and the screen built into the dash.](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/amazon-dsp-rivian-van-photo-tour)\n\nIn 2022, Amazon also announced plans to invest more than [1 billion euros](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/sustainability/amazon-invests-more-than-1-billion-to-electrify-its-european-transportation-network) to further electrify and decarbonize its transportation network across Europe, part of the company’s work to deliver packages to customers more sustainably. The investment is also intended to drive innovation across the industry and encourage more public charging infrastructure, which will help enable the broader transportation industry to more quickly reduce emissions.\n\nLearn more about [Rivian](https://rivian.com/) as well as Amazon’s partnership with the electric vehicle automaker and Amazon's [sustainable transportation efforts](https://sustainability.aboutamazon.com/environment/sustainable-operations/transportation).","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"About Amazon","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com","sameAs":["https://x.com/amazonnews","https://www.linkedin.com/company/amazon","https://www.instagram.com/amazonnews"],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/bd/8f/88e7b0314cc2bd05b9de3155a0fe/amazon-news.svg"},"parentOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Amazon","url":"https://www.amazon.com","sameAs":["https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3884","https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)","https://x.com/Amazon"]}}}