EV maker Rivian may be developing a consumer version of its commercial delivery van after drone footage captured a windowed prototype at the company’s Illinois manufacturing complex.
The potential new version comes as US sales of Rivian’s delivery vans declined 27% year over year in 2025.
Images shared Wednesday on X by user ‘EVguyZach,’ who regularly monitors the Normal, Illinois facility, showed a Rivian Commercial Van variant featuring side windows — a departure from the cargo-focused design of existing models.
“Hmmm new Rivian RCV with windows!? Shuttle? Camper Van?,” the user wrote.
The current vans — available to purchase of operated by either Amazon or Rivian — have windows in the rear, since the back area is fitted with shelves.
Hours after the sighting, several RivianForums users reiterated it could be a camper van, which fits with the company’s adventure-oriented brand.
Rivian’s current R1 models — and the upcoming R3, particularly the R3X, expected in 2027 — are designed with off-road capabilities and configuration options to support these types of experiences.
Electric Delivery Van
The van shown in the pictures appears to be the mid-sized model, comparable to the EDV 700 that Amazon uses, which has a length of 277 inches (7 meters), based on the exterior panels and on the trucks parked around it.
Late last year, units of the smaller-sized EDV 500 (248 inches or 6.3 meters) were spotted in Amazon’s grounds in Indiana, sparking debate about whether these would be supplied to service partners of the retail giant.
The EDV 500 was introduced in 2023.
Both Amazon and Rivian said then that they had “designed a shorter, thinner van than its US counterpart, in order to better fit in Europe’s cities.”
Rivian‘s electric van is also used internally by its Mobile Service, a support service for vehicle owners that meets them at their location, including both passenger vehicle and commercial fleet customers.
Since 2023, the service has operated using modified EDV 500s and is expected to expand to Europe soon, having been available only in North America so far.
Fleet Business
Nearly a year ago, Rivian opened orders for both its EDV 500 and 700 to businesses, expanding its reach beyond Amazon, which bought 100,000 electric delivery vans from the company in 2019.
The EV maker has committed to delivering them by 2030; as of November, Amazon featured “over 35,000” EDVs in its fleet.
For new customers, the vans are priced from $79,900 and $83,900, depending on the size.
They offer an estimated range of 160 miles (420 km) and a space range of approximately 487 cubic feet (13.8 cubic meters) and 652 cubic feet (18.5 cubic meters), respectively.
Since February 2025, Rivian has officially announced only one client: HelloFresh, to which it delivered 70 EDVs.
Although other brands have been seen testing the van, no official purchases have been disclosed.
Last year, Rivian delivered at least 15,000 EDVs to Amazon, considering the retail giant’s disclosures.
Sales figures revealed by Cox Automotive earlier this week showed, however, that the number of EDVs registered across the US in 2025 fell 27% year over year to just under 10,000 units.
Last September, the company’s founder and CEO RJ Scaringe admitted that the electrification of the commercial business has “gone slower than we thought it would.”
Despite that, the executive said he expects that “the commercial space will electrify” until 2030.
