Rivian's custom-made electric delivery vans for Amazon have been spotted near its office in Irvine, California, performing test drives of its vehicles' early prototypes. Alongside Amazon's custom-made delivery van was the electric pickup truck, R1T, which is expected to release to the public next year, beginning in June 2021.
However, spotting the Amazon Rivian delivery van in public means that its Irvine office and facility hold more electric cars than expected. Amazon recently announced its round of investment for Rivian with a massive $700 million sum for funding and the creation of 100,000 units of the electric delivery van.
According to Amazon's October announcement, the company unveiled its soon releasing delivery vans to bring not only packages to people's homes but also clean energy and less waste for the environment. The company's pledge to go entirely carbon neutral by 2040 would begin with its initial venture of going electric with its delivery processes.
The company will soon go head-to-head in terms of Sports Utility Vehicle and Pickup Trucks with the famous clean energy company, Tesla, which also aims to deliver the world's electric vehicles. The Americans are pushing the fight and transition to electric mobility that would feature the latest and most advanced vehicle manufacturing technology.
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Written by Isaiah Alonzo
