Amazon will soon deploy its fleet of electric trucks on the Old Continent, starting with Germany!
The e-commerce giant Amazon has become a shareholder in the manufacturer of trucks, vans and electric vans Rivian in recent years, but also its partner. The manufacturer indeed supplies electric vehicles for the deliveries of the American group, in the United States, and now in Europe!
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Rivian has been exploring the European market for a long time in order to develop there. Suffice to say that Amazon’s decision to launch its trucks on the roads of our countries should help this expansion. Because the firm of Jeff Bezos will in the coming months make its first deliveries using the electric trucks of its partner, starting with the German cities of Berlin, Munich and Düsseldorf.
” Last year we delivered more than 45 million parcels in Germany using electric vans and e-cargo bikes, and this new equipment from Rivian will help us deliver parcels more sustainably and at a faster pace. large number of customers “, explains the country director of Amazon in Germany, Rocco Bräuniger. The group wants to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040.
An adaptation to European roads
And the alliance with Rivian is one of the best ways to achieve this objective. The company’s trucks have been plying the roads of the United States for a year already, with some 3,000 vehicles delivering to 500 cities in the country. Their number should increase rapidly in the years to come, reaching 100,000 by 2030.
A growth that required some adaptations, Rivian vehicles being originally built for American tracks. In the end, the brand’s trucks for our continent will be smaller and finer. But also safer, with better performance and greater durability if we are to believe Amazon’s promises.
” Together, Amazon and Rivian have designed and built from the ground up a state-of-the-art electric vehicle unlike anything on the road today. “Enthuses the director of the Global Fleet & Product division within Amazon, Neil Emery. We are now awaiting the result in our streets.
Source : Neowin
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