Amazon co-founded The Climate Pledge in 2019 and made a commitment to achieve net-zero carbon by 2040. As part of that pledge, Amazon announced a partnership with Rivian to bring 100,000 electric delivery vehicles on the road by 2030 and got to work on designing a new state-of-the-art delivery vehicle.
In three short years, a simple sketch turned into the custom electric delivery vehicles on the road today. With its commitment to have at least 100,000 electric delivery vehicles on the road by 2030, Amazon will eliminate millions of metric tons of carbon per year.
Amazon began rolling out its electric delivery vans in the summer of 2022 and now has more than 25,000 across the U.S.
Amazon has also brought the custom vans to Europe and announced more than 300 will hit the road in Germany, joining a fleet of thousands of electric vans already in operation in Europe.
Amazon’s custom electric vans are on the road making deliveries in thousands of cities across the country, including Alpharetta, Anaheim, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Cleveland, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Denver, Grand Rapids, Green Bay, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Lexington, Madison, Miami, Nashville, New York, Newark, Oakland, Omaha, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Provo, Rochester, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Jose, Santa Rosa, Seattle, Silver Spring, St. Louis, Tampa and Toledo.
Amazon’s custom electric vehicles are packed with industry leading safety, navigation and design features, including the following:
- A safety-first design focused on superior 360 degree visibility, and vehicle features that protect drivers and pedestrians.
- A suite of innovative safety features, including sensor detection, a large windshield to enhance driver visibility, automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, and collision warnings.
- First-of-its-kind embedded technology that fully integrates the delivery workflow with the vehicle, enabling seamless access to routing, navigation, driver support, package organization and more.
- Features to enhance the driver experience and create ease on the road, such as automatic door locking/unlocking as the driver approaches or leaves the vehicle and a powered bulkhead door that opens when drivers reach their delivery location.
- Ventilated seats for fast heating and cooling.
- A strengthened door on the driver’s side for additional protection and an ergonomically designed driver’s cabin and cargo area for safe, easy movement inside the van.
Published September 2025
