Amazon now has “more than 35,000” Rivian-built electric delivery vans operating globally, up from over 30,000 in late June and 20,000 at the end of last year, as the e-commerce giant expands its EV fleet.
Rivian had supplied 15,000 vans by August 2024 and expanded that number to more than 20,000 by December.
The fleet reached 30,000 units by late June and has expanded now to more than 35,000 units, indicating roughly 5,000 fully electric delivery vans were delivered between July and October.
Last week, Rivian began deploying the first batch of fully electric delivery vans to Amazon in Canada.
The initial shipment of 50 vehicles is now operating in Greater Vancouver.
In Europe, about 300 Rivian vans are driving in Germany, while the vast majority continue to serve Amazon’s US delivery network.
With more than 35,000 units now in operation, about 65,000 vans remain to be produced to reach Amazon’s 100,000-vehicle target by 2030.
“We are bringing 100,000 Rivian Electric Delivery Vans on the road by 2030,” said Emily Barber, Director of Global Fleet and Products at Amazon. “Our mission is to build the safest, most sustainable and advanced fleet in the world.”
Rivian CEO and founder RJ Scaringe reaffirmed the 100,000-unit target in early September, adding that the company is already “thinking about what comes beyond that initial 100,000 unit contract.”
Despite the rollout being slower than initially planned, Scaringe said the ramp-up is expected “to grow quite meaningfully as we look at going into 2026 and 2027.”
Days after his remarks, Amazon was seen testing electric delivery vans from General Motors’ BrightDrop brand.
However, GM stopped production of BrightDrop vans last week as part of its revised electrification strategy.
Amazon began deploying Rivian’s custom-built vans in mid-2022 and said its fleet delivered more than one billion packages in 2024 alone.
The two companies announced their partnership in 2019 as part of Amazon’s pledge to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040.
Rivian opened orders for its fully electric delivery vans to other commercial customers in February, expanding beyond its exclusive agreement with Amazon.
Separately, Rivian’s micromobility spinoff, ALSO, last week unveiled its first lineup of products — led by a software-driven e-bike — and announced a multi-year deal with Amazon to supply pedal-assist cargo quads for the company’s delivery operations.
The brand also revealed two four-wheel pedal-assist quads and a connected helmet.
