After commencing Rivian R1T deliveries in small volumes in September 2021, the company began Rivian R1S deliveries in December 2021. It targeted deliveries of the first units of the Rivian EDV 700, the same month. Unofficially called Rivian Amazon EDV 700, this is the company’s first electric van for parcel delivery. Here’s everything we know about the Rivian Amazon van.
Custom design
The Rivian EDV 700 is an electric delivery van custom-designed for Amazon, and so, if you were looking to buy one, you’re out of luck. EDV is a series of multiple electric vans Rivian plans to gradually launch as it expands its commercial vehicle line-up. The other models officially confirmed for launch are Rivian EDV 500 and Rivian 900, and as their names suggest, the former is a smaller model and the latter is a bigger model.
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Specifications
The EDV 700 is 277-inch long and has a wheelbase of 187 inches. Weighing 9,350 lbs. (gross), the electric delivery van offers a cargo space of 660 cubic feet. While ‘EDV’ in the model’s name is obviously the abbreviation of the type of vehicle, ‘700’ refers to the approximate cargo space it provides. Rivian says that the EDV 700 achieved a range of 201 miles when it tested it as per EPA’s procedure.
FleetOS
Rivian has received an order of 100,000 EDVs from Amazon, and they will be a mix of multiple models. The company plans to begin shipping the EDV 500 next, a model that is narrower and shorter than the EDV 700. The larger EDV 900 will probably reach Amazon facilities in 2023 or later. Every commercial vehicle Rivian sells to Amazon will feature FleetOS, its end-to-end, centralized fleet management platform that will earn it a monthly subscription fee.
Chicago-made
Rivian builds both RV and RCV platform models locally at its 3.3 million sq. ft. factory in Normal, Illinois. This plant’s annual production capacity is 150,000 vehicles, but the company plans to increase it to 200,000 vehicles by 2023, as it adds variants of the Rivian Amazon van.
This page will be updated as new information on the van is available.
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