Rivian Ends EV Van Exclusivity Deal With Amazon

Now anyone can buy an Amazon electric delivery van.

Rivian actually produces three models, the R1T EV truck, the R1S EV SUV, but the third mode is often overlooked: the Amazon-exclusive delivery vans, once called the EDV (Electric Delivery Van.) After announcing the brand’s Q3 targets and achievements, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe, he announced that the EDV is no longer an Amazon exclusive, meaning anyone can now get their hands on the electric van. Oh, and it has a new name outside of Amazon’s use, it’s simply called the Rivian Commercial Van.

The van will be available in two trims, The Delivery 500 and the Delivery 700. They’re both similar under the skin; it uses the Enduro motor found in the Rivian R1 dual motor trucks, albeit in single-motor, front-wheel-drive guise. The Delivery 500 is the smaller of the vans, measuring 248.5 inches long, 114.7 in tall, 96.4 inches wide, with a wheelbase of 157.5 inches. The Delivery 700 is both longer and wider, at 278 inches long, 103.5 inches wide, and it carries a wheelbase of 187 inches. Despite the physical size differences between the vans, they both have a payload of at least 2,500 pounds. The shorter and narrower 500 has a higher payload of the two vans, at 2,734 lbs compared to 2,513 for the Delivery 700.

Power isn’t specified, but we do know that the Delivery 500 is rated for 161 miles of range, and the Delivery 700 will return 153 miles. Like the rest of the Rivian lineup, the van can DC fast charge, although only at a max speed of 100kW.

Pricing for the Delivery 500 starts at $83,000, while the Delivery 700 is $87,000. It can be hard to make sense of the big EV van market, there aren’t many entrants yet. The Ford E-Transit starts in the $50,000 range, and its payload surpasses both vans by nearly 1,000 pounds. However, you’ll have to step up to the unwieldy and overly long E-Transit Extended High Roof cargo van to merely match the Rivian’s interior cargo space. The Ford vans also can only manage 126 miles of range in its smallest, shortest form, dropping to 108 miles max in the high roof extended body.

GM’s Brightdrop Zevo costs about the same as the Rivian vans, but they have significantly less payload – only around 1,500 to 1,800 pounds depending on which van you choose. However, they go further than the Rivian. GM claims they’ll do 250 miles of range on a single charge.

It looks like the discerning commercial buyer has a lot to think about. The Rivian certainly isn’t cheap, but it makes a case for itself in the growing arena of electric vans. Also, it might just help Rivian become profitable sooner rather than later.

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