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“Amazon said it selected San Francisco as one of the initial cities to test electric vans from Rivian because of its ‘great customers, unique terrain and climate.’ Deliveries will initially be conducted out of Amazon’s delivery station in the San Francisco suburb of Richmond, but Amazon expects to start deliveries from other Bay Area sites soon.

“From what we’ve seen, this is one of the fastest modern commercial electrification programs, and we’re incredibly proud of that,’ Amazon global fleet and products director Ross Rachey said in a statement. ‘As we continue to grow and invest in California, we want to do so responsibly, so we’re excited for customers in the Bay Area to see these vehicles cruising through their neighborhood.’

Amazon, which has backed Rivian via its $2 billion Climate Pledge Fund, agreed in September 2019 to purchase 100,000 electric vehicles from the start-up as part of its ambitious push to make Amazon’s fleet run entirely on renewable energy. Each van has a range of 150 miles per charge.

Since then, Amazon said, it has been operating thousands of electric vehicles worldwide. In 2020, it said it delivered more than 20 million packages using electric delivery vehicles across North America and Europe.”

View the whole story here: https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/03/18/amazon-begins-testing-rivian-electric-delivery-vans-in-san-francisco.html