[Wandering42D]

Anyone else think the skateboard platform (the "Amazon Van") looks also like a perfect platform to build a rival to the darling of the vanlife crowd, the Sprinter? Or a modern VW microbus? Bueller?

 

[St00k]

Definitely!

They already filed a patent for R1V. At the time people speculated it was a name for the Amazon van, but I bet it's for a true adventure van.

Rivian Files Trademarks for "R1V" &amp...

Even though production hasn't started yet Rivian is looking to the future by filing trademark applications with the EUIPO for "R1V" and "R2X". https://euipo.europa.eu/eSearch/#details/trademarks/018248639 https://euipo.europa.eu/eSearch/#details/trademarks/018248652 According to the filings...

www.rivianownersforum.com

 

[St00k]

I kind of expected by now we might hear more about Rivian plans for a passenger van, but maybe the Amazon van just isn't built for passenger purposes.

Rivian really does the luxury thing right.

And while the Benz vans are great people movers, if we're honest, they aren't really luxury at all.