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Amazon begins rollout of ‘thousands’ of Rivian electric delivery vans

After more than a year of testing in select cities, Amazon is launching its first wave of custom electric delivery vehicles. Read More...

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Rivian CEO eyes expansion into broader range of commercial electric vehicles

Rivian Automotive Inc is planning a broader range of electric commercial vehicles in a variety of shapes and sizes, and expects to be building millions of EVs a year at multiple plants after 2030, Chief Executive R.J. Scaringe said. Speaking with Reuters ahead of Thursday’s formal unveiling with Amazon of the large EDV-700 delivery van, Scaringe said “there will be a host of other applications in the commercial space” based on the so-called RCV platform that underpins the Amazon van that Rivian is building in Normal, Illinois. “We’re thinking about many other aspects of the commercial space outside of last-mile delivery (including) cargo and work vans,” Scaringe said.

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