Rivian finally arrives in Europe with Amazon

The first Rivian vehicles are about to hit the streets of some European cities. E-commerce giant Amazon has just announced the imminent deployment of its new electric car in Germany. More than 300 units of the EDV electric delivery van manufactured by RivianAccording to the company, these vehicles will go into service in Berlin, Düsseldorf and Munich in the coming weeks.

Amazon currently has more than a thousand electric vans from other brands in Germany, which will now be joined by these new ones from Rivian. The company has also assured that this is only a first step, as in the coming months it will continue to expand its fleet of electric vans, not only in Germany, but also in the rest of Europe.

“Together, Amazon and Rivian have developed and produced one of the most technologically advanced delivery vehicles on the market. There is nothing like it on the road today. The safety and comfort of our drivers is a priority for us, and with these vehicles that we are now introducing in Germany, we are setting a new standard in both categories.”

Rivian has adapted this van to the peculiarities of the European market

Amazon currently has about 500 units of Rivian's EDV electric delivery van in the United States, operating in more than 500 cities across the country. The e-commerce giant uses two different versions there, called the 700 and XNUMX based on the cubic foot volume of the storage area. In Europe, however, Only the smaller 500 version will arrive.

The EDV 500 is a 6.3-metre-long van with a wheelbase of just four metres. Its width, on the other hand, is 1.8 metres, making it much more suitable for use in European cities than the EDV 700, which reaches 7 meters in length and is not easy to maneuver in somewhat narrow streets.

Amazon claims that the European version of the EDV 500 van It has already been tested in Germany by some of the company's drivers during the last year.. In this way, Rivian has had the opportunity to optimize its performance and durability to the particular conditions of the German market. The company wanted to highlight that the European EDV 500 integrates an emergency braking system, adaptive cruise control, collision warning system, automatic door closing and exclusive software, among other features.