Amazon has announced the launch of new customized electric delivery vehicles in Europe from Rivian, a publicly traded U.S. electric car manufacturer based in Plymouth, Michigan. More than 300 of these vehicles will enter service in Germany – in the Munich, Berlin and Düsseldorf areas – in the coming weeks. They will join a fleet of thousands of electric vehicles already on the road in Europe. Last year, Amazon announced it would invest more than a billion euros to electrify its European transportation network and reduce CO2 emissions.
Amazon began rolling out Rivian eVans in the U.S. last summer. More than 3,000 vehicles are in use there so far, delivering to more than 500 U.S. cities and regions. Amazon has set a goal of putting 100,000 Rivian electric delivery vehicles on the road worldwide by 2030 – saving millions of tons of CO2 annually.
By 2022, Amazon’s delivery partners will have delivered more than 120 million packages to customers across Europe using more sustainable modes of transportation – including electric delivery vehicles, cargo bikes, e-scooters and deliveries on foot. Rivian’s new vehicles and the expansion of Micro Hubs in European cities will help Amazon’s partners deliver even more packages with zero emissions.
