Rivian Automotive is opening sales for its Commercial Van to fleets of all sizes in the US a year after its exclusive tie-up with Amazon ended.

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California-based Rivian partnered with Amazon back in 2019 to develop an electric van from the ground up and the Rivian Commercial Van is the platform on which Amazon’s custom electric delivery van (EDV) is based. Amazon currently has more than 20,000 in its fleet and delivered over a billion packages from its electric delivery vans in 2024 alone.

Since the conclusion of Rivian and Amazon’s exclusivity period, Rivian has been trailing its commercial van with several large fleets in the US, and preparing its fleet management process for the mass market. These pilots have paved the way to enable Rivian to open sales further – although the EV manufacturer says the Commercial Van is launching “just in the US for now”.

The Commercial Van comes in two sizes, the 500 and the 700, providing a payload of up to 2,663lb (1,207kg) and a GVW rating of up to 9,500lb (4,309kg).

Rivian’s in-house software stack controls nearly every interaction, from unlocking the vehicle and opening the door, to charging and acceleration. These tools help streamline the ownership experience and minimise costs, while increasing safety and productivity.

Safety features include automatic emergency braking, collision warnings, and 360-degree visibility – Rivian says the Commercial Van is engineered to be among the safest vehicles on the road today.

Tom Solomon, senior director, business development at Rivian, said: “Through existing partnerships. our commercial vans have already proved incredibly successful.”

He went on: “Over the last year we have been focusing our efforts on testing with some larger fleets, and we’re really pleased with how those trials have gone. As a result, we’re excited to now be able to open sales to fleets of all sizes in the US, whether they want one van or thousands.

“Our vehicles are designed to not only be among the safest on the road, but will also help fleet owners to reduce the cost of fleet ownership and their carbon footprint.”