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Next time you order something from Amazon, this unique-looking van could be delivering packages to your doorstep. Well, someone from Amazon rather drives this electric delivery van, but I digress.
This is Amazon’s next electric delivery truck. It also looks really cute with its big round headlights and plain black bumper. As for the rest of the truck, well, it looks like any other delivery truck on the road, albeit with rounded corners. Currently, it is still a working prototype and was built by the electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian. Yes, this is the same Rivian that works on the R1T and R1S electric truck / SUV and has the financial backing of Ford.
No official figures for the powertrain were given. Considering it’s a package delivery van in cities, don’t expect it to have as much range as a traditional electric vehicle. Given Rivian’s involvement in the development, we wouldn’t be surprised if Amazon’s electric delivery vehicle actually rides on the automaker’s “skateboard” platform.
While no information about the powertrain was revealed, we were able to take a look inside the cockpit. Despite being a delivery van, it has two large digital displays that act as the infotainment and instrument cluster. Better yet, Amazon Alexa is built into the system along with a 360-degree panoramic view camera.
As mentioned above, the model seen here is still a working prototype. However, the electric delivery van will be on the road and deliver packages by 2021, Amazon says. This vehicle will be one of three models Rivian will build for Amazon in the coming years. The retail giant says they expect to have around 100,000 electric delivery vans by 2030.
With Amazon vans hitting the streets next year and around 100,000 deployed by 2030, don’t be surprised if these cute electric delivery trucks end up becoming commonplace in neighborhoods across the US.
