Amazon’s Electric Delivery Fleet: Delivering a Sustainable Future
In 2019, Amazon co-founded The Climate Pledge, a commitment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. A key component of this pledge involves transitioning its vast delivery network to electric vehicles. As part of this initiative, Amazon partnered with Rivian to bring 100,000 electric delivery vehicles (EDVs) onto the road by 2030.
Brandi Monroe, an Amazon Delivery Service Partner driver, shows off the new Rivian van.
Brandi Monroe, a delivery driver for Kangaroo Direct, an Amazon Delivery Service Partner in the Baltimore area, loves her new Rivian van. She finds the air-conditioned seats and the integrated dash screen to be among her favorite features. In just three years, the delivery van evolved from a simple sketch to the custom electric vehicles on the road today.
With a commitment to have at least 100,000 electric delivery vehicles on the road by 2030, Amazon projects that it will eliminate millions of metric tons of carbon emissions annually.
Key Features and Progress
Amazon began rolling out its custom electric delivery vans in the summer of 2022, and currently has more than 20,000 in operation across the U.S. These vans have also expanded to Europe, with more than 300 set to operate in Germany, joining thousands of existing electric vans already delivering packages.
Amazon is delivering packages through thousands of cities across the country.
In 2024, Amazon’s Rivian vans delivered more than 1 billion packages to customers in the U.S.
Innovative Features to Enhance the Delivery Experience
Amazon’s custom electric vehicles are equipped with features designed for safety, navigation, and driver comfort:
- Safety-Focused Design: Includes superior 360-degree visibility and features that protect both drivers and pedestrians.
- Advanced Safety Suite: Incorporates sensor detection, a large windshield, automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, and collision warnings.
- Integrated Technology: Includes embedded technology that integrates with the delivery workflow, enabling seamless access to routing, navigation, and driver support to ease package organization.
- Driver Comfort Features: Automatic door locking/unlocking as the driver approaches or leaves the vehicle, and a powered bulkhead door for easy access to packages. The vans also include ventilated seats.
A view of the dash in an Amazon electric delivery van.
Infrastructure and Future Goals
To support its electric delivery vans, Amazon has installed over 24,000 chargers at more than 150 delivery stations across the U.S. Additionally, Amazon has put more than 15 models of electric vehicles on the road, including e-cargo bikes and e-rickshaws, to test and learn across the U.S., the European Union, and India. These efforts combined are supporting Amazon’s commitment to sustainability.
Amazon is also expanding its investment through initiatives such as green hydrogen and other alternative fuel methods such as ultra-low carbon electrofuels for delivery and operations.
Furthermore, Amazon is investing over 1 billion euros over the next five years to electrify and decarbonize its transportation network across Europe. This action aims to drive innovation within the industry and prompt more public charging infrastructure, which will help accelerate the broader transportation industry’s efforts to reduce emissions.
AI-Powered Package Retrieval
To save drivers effort and time, Amazon plans to deploy 1,000 electric delivery vans with Vision-Assisted Package Retrieval (VAPR) technology. This technology will help drivers quickly locate and retrieve packages.
Amazon remains committed to delivering products safely while continuing to innovate and explore new ways to reduce packaging and increase recyclability.
