Amazon announced last month that by the end of this year, the company will begin using new electric delivery trucks in 16 US cities. The new vans are designed and manufactured by startup Rivian.
The company had previously started using these new trucks in Los Angeles. Now Amazon has brought electric trucks to the streets of San Francisco. Initially, the vehicles will pass test routes from the delivery station in Richmond, and then eventually expand to other regions.
Electric vans can travel up to 240 km without recharging. Amazon has already begun preparing its van spaces and adding thousands of charging stations at delivery centers across North America and Europe.
Earlier Amazon announced its readiness to buy 100,000 electric trucks from Rivian, in which Amazon is one of the main investors. It’s part of the e-commerce giant’s overall strategy to promote the environment.
Electric vehicle startup Rivian has been running stealthily since 2009 and only launched its pickups and SUVs in November 2018. The company was founded with the goal of launching a Tesla Roadster rival, and then moved on to manufacturing SUVs and pickups.
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