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Rivian delivery vans for Amazon

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JimmyEV

Discussion Starter · Sep 23, 2019

Following the news that Rivian is going to be making 100,000 delivery vans for Amazon, here are some early renderings on what they could look like.

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R99

· #2 · Sep 24, 2019

I wonder how big these are going to be because based on these images they look massive!

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R99

· #3 · Oct 8, 2020

Amazon has revealed what the finished deliver vans are going to look like.

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FanFLelectric

· #4 · Oct 10, 2020

JimmyEV said:
Following the news that Rivian is going to be making 100,000 delivery vans for Amazon, here are some early renderings on what they could look like.

Well, renderings are out of date as actual photos were just published by Car & Driver. It was stated that the vans would be on the same "skateboard" as the Rivain vehicles would bebuilt. So is Rivian getting started producing a several tens of thousands "skateboards?" And from the news of the recent Tesla Battery Day, the even bigger question is, will the battery packs be even close to the new Tesla 4680 battery cell and pack design? That may be a deal breaker for me. Even though I have had a deposit in for 22 months for a R1S, it may be best to get in line for a Cybertruk. Something to chew on!

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Babbuino

· #5 · Oct 10, 2020

FanFLelectric said:
Well, renderings are out of date as actual photos were just published by Car & Driver. It was stated that the vans would be on the same "skateboard" as the Rivain vehicles would bebuilt. So is Rivian getting started producing a several tens of thousands "skateboards?" And from the news of the recent Tesla Battery Day, the even bigger question is, will the battery packs be even close to the new Tesla 4680 battery cell and pack design? That may be a deal breaker for me. Even though I have had a deposit in for 22 months for a R1S, it may be best to get in line for a Cybertruk. Something to chew on!

Personally the R1S checks all my boxes, so I'm waiting for it. It seems that you haven't even decided between a pick up or an SUV, so you should prob cancel your reservation [ 1 less person in front of me 😉]

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R99

· #6 · Jan 12, 2021

https://www.facebook.com/jeffrey.chen.372/posts/10158740163808965

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CommodoreAmiga

· #7 · Jan 12, 2021

Interesting that the infotainment still seems to have controls for the passenger seat. I would assume the jump seat is not heated/ventilated (nor would I expect that of the driver seat, for that matter).

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eHauler

· #8 · Jan 12, 2021 (Edited)

@CommodoreAmiga maybe it made more sense on a manufacturing end?

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CommodoreAmiga

· #9 · Jan 13, 2021

eHauler said:
@CommodoreAmiga maybe it made more sense on a manufacturing end?

Maybe it’s just prototype software.. I’d expect them to remove those icons from production.

Volvo, for example, uses the same Sensus infotainment system in all their cars. You could have heated seats, ventilated seats, heated steering wheel, or none of it... Same infotainment. But the infotainment system shows you ONLY the options that apply to your config.

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JimmyEV

Discussion Starter · #10 · Jan 13, 2021

CommodoreAmiga said:
Maybe it’s just prototype software.. I’d expect them to remove those icons from production.

Volvo, for example, uses the same Sensus infotainment system in all their cars. You could have heated seats, ventilated seats, heated steering wheel, or none of it... Same infotainment. But the infotainment system shows you ONLY the options that apply to your config.

I would imagine they'd remove the icons on the finished product. Can't imagine it'd be hard for them to do.

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JimmyEV

Discussion Starter · #11 · Feb 12, 2021

Some video of a camouflaged delivery van doing some testing.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1357867986263048199

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JimmyEV

Discussion Starter · #12 · Mar 8, 2021

A Rivian delivery van has been spotted in Seattle.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Rivian/comments/lzyo35

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Rivian-WI

· #13 · Mar 8, 2021

Is it just me or do those tires look tiny on that big long van?

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CommodoreAmiga

· #14 · Mar 9, 2021

Rivian-WI said:
Is it just me or do those tires look tiny on that big long van?

Most likely optimized for cheapest cost-per-mile, factoring both efficiency and replacement cost for their estimated payload needs.

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JimmyEV

Discussion Starter · #15 · May 31, 2021

Rivian Delivery Vans in Palo Alto.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Rivian/comments/nosaux https://www.reddit.com/r/Rivian/comments/noqkm9 https://www.reddit.com/r/Rivian/comments/nos7pp

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oliviamia130

· #16 · May 31, 2021

Amazon is now testing its electric delivery vans in San Francisco, the company announced Thursday. It's the latest expansion in California of Amazon's custom electric vehicles developed in partnership with start-up Rivian Automotive, which has raised about $8 billion since 2019 from investors.

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JimmyEV

Discussion Starter · #17 · Jul 2, 2021

Amazon plans to have 10,000 of its Rivian vans by 2022. The remaining 90,000 vans are planned to be on roads by 2030.

Amazon plans to deploy full Rivian EV delivery fleet by 2030 (NASDAQ:AMZN)

Amazon (AMZN) plans to have 10,000 of its EV delivery fleet on the road as earlier as 2022

seekingalpha.com

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JimmyEV

Discussion Starter · #18 · Jul 2, 2021

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1408559160589963277

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JimmyEV

Discussion Starter · #19 · Jul 3, 2021

RJ Scaringe just shared this photo of a bunch of freshly built vans.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1411140724347789313

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eHauler

· #20 · Jul 5, 2021

JimmyEV said:
RJ Scaringe just shared this photo of a bunch of freshly built vans.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1411140724347789313

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Judging from this scale model those prototypes just need some final touches.
The hub cap with blue trim seems to be one of the last things.

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