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Amazon Rivian electric delivery vans arrive in Canada

(cleantechnica.com)
55 points TMWNN | 2 comments | 02 Nov 25 20:22 UTC | HN request time: 0.403s | source
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giancarlostoro ◴[02 Nov 25 22:41 UTC] No.45794077[source]▶
I've seen these around here a few times (I live in Central Florida) they are kind of cool looking. I do wonder though, because I have seen a dozen other brands of Amazon delivery vehicles, is Amazon being 'sponsored' by these manufacturers or just buying cars all the time? I am really confused why there's so many different brands.
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1. dmix ◴[03 Nov 25 00:14 UTC] No.45794612[source]▶
I thought amazon mostly used 3rd party delivery fleets?
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2. mikeryan ◴[03 Nov 25 00:17 UTC] No.45794635[source]▶
Amazon was a large investor in Rivian (they led a $700M round and own about 16%) and have a commitment for 100k vans by 2030. Amazon’s been using their vans here in Northern California for a couple of years now.