Thursday, September 19, 2019

Rivian Gets Massive Order of EV Trucks From Amazon

Rivian, the electric truck maker which has offices in Irvine, has received an order for 100,000 electric delivery trucks from Amazon, according to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Thursday. Rivian--which is based in Michigan, but has development offices in Irvine--develops electric powered pickups and other trucks. Rivian had raised $700M from Amazon earlier in the year. Amazon's Bezos made the announcement at a press event in Washington on Thursday; the announcement comes as 15,500 Amazon employees have pledged to stage a walkout over Amazon's lack of action on tackling climate change on Friday. Bezos said the commitment to buy those trucks from Rivian is among a number of other efforts at Amazon, including a pledge to become carbon neutral by 2040.

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