San Francisco, United States.
The new fully electric vans from Amazon, manufactured by the startup Rivian, started this Thursday to deliver packages in the area san francisco golf course (California, USA), the second city in which they become operational.
“This is the second of 16 cities where we will have vans in circulation this year,” the company said. twitter account, after in February these electric vehicles began to make deliveries in Angels.
The company led by Jeff Bezos unveiled the trucks in October last year and announced that it intends to have 10,000 of them deployed for deliveries in 2022 and to have 100,000 in circulation by 2030.
Amazon has framed its commitment to electric vans in its climate commitment to be a zero-carbon company by 2040 and explained that it considers themthe future of the last kilometer delivery“, ie the part that goes from the supply center to the customer ‘s house.
Outdoor rooms
electric vans they have exterior cameras to give the driver a 360-degree view of the vehicle’s exterior and its integration Alexa Virtual Assistant to access traffic and weather information.
In 2019, Bezos announced the commitment made by the internet sales giant to use 100% of renewable energy in its global infrastructure by 2030, as well as the purchase of 100,000 electric vehicles.
According to the company, currently 40% of energy consumed for its facilities comes from renewable sources, and the goal is to reach 80% in 2024 and 100% in 2030.
One of the proposed actions, explained Bezos, is to increase the speed of services.