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Saturday, September 21st, 2019

Amazon buys 100,000 Rivian electric trucks in pursuit of carbon neutrality

Author:     Nick Lavars
Source:     New Atlas
Publication Date:     September 19, 2019
 Link: Amazon buys 100,000 Rivian electric trucks in pursuit of carbon neutrality
Stephan:   Here is some good news. Even while Grifter Trump and Moscow Mitch are doing everything in their power to keep America dependent on fossil fuels, others, smarter and with more moral courage, are making different choices. Here's an example of what I mean.

 

Amazon expects Rivian’s electric vans to begin delivering packages for customers as early as 2021
Credit: Amazon

Electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian has landed itself a new customer, and a monumental one at that. The world’s largest retailer, Amazon, has signed on to buy 100,000 of Rivian’s zero-emission trucks as part of a wider push to clean up its business operations, which includes a commitment to be completely carbon neutral by 2040.

Rivian has made quite a splash since rolling into 2018’s LA Auto Show to debut a pair of electrified vehicles, its R1T pickup and R1S SUV. These early glimpses of its engineering chops were enough to attract US$700 million of investment in February this year, with Amazon itself leading the charge.

The e-commerce giant is now doubling down on its relationship with the automotive startup, today announcing an order of no less than 100,000 Rivian electric delivery trucks. This, according to Amazon, is the largest order of electric vehicles in history.

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1 Comment

  1. Sam Crespi on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at 6:51 am

    This sounds good. I would like to read more about the production system. What is being used to produce these cars, particularly the batteries. And how the batteries will be recycled.
    I’m grateful that the auto industry, particularly the California led group of states is intent on making this happen.