![]() That's because delivery drivers have set, relatively short routes, and drivers take the vans back to a central depot at the end of their shift where they can be charged. That's a China-scale order.Įlectric delivery vans are widely viewed to be the next great vehicle to electrify. Amazon says it's the largest order for electric delivery vehicles in the world. The Amazon order is 100 times those orders. ![]() UPS has an order for 1,000 electric delivery vans from Workhorse, also basically a startup although publicly traded. ![]() FedEx has a purchase order for 1,000 electric delivery vans from startup Chanje. Let me give you some context for just how big such a purchase order this is in an extremely nascent industry.Ĭompanies such as UPS and FedEx have been trying to pilot and grow their orders of electric delivery vans for a while. The plan is as audacious as it will be difficult and could deliver an important tipping point for the electrification of commercial trucks and buses. On Thursday, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced that Amazon plans to buy a whopping 100,000 electric delivery vans from startup Rivian (who it also previously invested in). Last year, when Amazon ordered 20,000 fossil fuel-powered delivery vans, it was a massive missed opportunity for the environment, for the electric vehicle industry and for Amazon's bottom line.Īs of this week, the shipping and e-commerce giant apparently and publicly has decided to be a climate laggard no longer.
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