The Rivian Electric Amazon Delivery Van Is Highly Innovative and Incredibly Cool

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Rivian EDV review! Today I'm reviewing the Rivian Electric Delivery Van, which is an electric van that Rivian makes for Amazon. The Rivian electric Amazon van might just be the coolest van ever made -- and today I'm going to review it. I'll show you all the quirks and features of the Rivian Amazon van, and I'll show you all the cool innovations of this special van.

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DOUGSCORE CHART:

[Rolf]

Never would I have thought I would enjoy a half hour long video about a delivery van, but that's Doug for you.

[kevting]

Rivian should definitely do a camper version. It goes well with their adventure vehicle lineup.

[JJs_playground]

Being a "car guy" my entire life, I never thought I'd be more interested in watching a 30 minute video about a delivery van instead of watching a video about a supercar. Lol

[adv_cult]

The back up noise was actually changed to "White noise" because the beeping tone is difficult to pinpoint direction wise, but the static sound can be detected from a specific location for blind people. They tested it on White Rabbit Project, I thought it was a brilliant change.

[FinancialStorm]

The designer of this van is a genius. All of those little changes like opening the storage room door Automatically, and the chair being higher so you don't have to stand up to get out of the chair, will save a little bit of energy for the drivers as well. I'm sure it will be a huge quality of life improvement for the workers.

[TheHobodemon]

That backup beeper isn't just designed to not be annoying, it's designed after white noise so you can tell what direction the vehicle is coming from even in an echoey environment due to the ways the echoes interfere with each other.

[MRpickleYandR]

Amazon Driver here, just wanted to share a few minor corrections and additions:

-4:56 we enter and exit the van upwards of 250 times a day, sometimes more.
-13:14 we cannot drink or touch anything while driving, an AI camera would tag us for distracted driving.
-14:44 We tend to be back there a lot and it can be up to 10 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than outside. no other vans have these fans back there. Also, we don't know what's in the packages but yes things tend to melt back there.
-26:49 Our acceleration is tracked and we can get hit for "hard acceleration" so I don't think we'll get to use that too often.

[ASOIAF-Henrik]

The self opening doors not only save a couple of tenths of seconds, I would imagine that its probably also very annoying to manually open 2 doors for every single package you deliver. Probably a huge relief to have them!

[polystyrene_gangster]

The back up noise is not only designed to be less annoying, it’s also designed to be more efficient. It allows passers-by to localise it much easier. The old beep sound is actually terrible for localisation.

[prophetsatirical]

As a former FedEx employee, I find it hilarious that such a huge chunk of the video is just standard features of a typical delivery truck, but Doug still manages to keep it interesting for those who wouldn’t be familiar. The changes this thing does have are crazy though.

[brycechapman]

I drive for Amazon and I’m trained on the EDV. It is amazing compared to the other branded gas vans we have! I didn’t know about the 3 step thing but yeah that would’ve been super annoying haha😅. I use that passenger door at least 200+ times a day, a normal route has 190+ stops which means ~250 houses/businesses. The motorized door is so nice, wish the passenger one was motorized too! I’ve used every grab handle. Visibility is much better, also thanks to the cameras, than our gas vans. I’ve never had to use the sun visors interestingly, even in late afternoon 🤷‍♂️. Hazard light button is an innovation. I’m looking forward to the cargo fan come the warm months. The Amazon route system is kinda bad but having it shown on the large van screen is pretty helpful. CORRECTION TO DOUG There is a radio, you push the button on the upper left corner of the screen just above the phone icon, it lets me listen to the news while I drive😊 I still just use my AirPods most of the time though😅. THAT’S A WIRESLESS CHARGING PAD!?!?!😱😱🤯 then why is my iPhone 13 Pro max not charged at the end of the day? I’ll try positioning my phone differently at work tomorrow because if it is a charging pad then sir you just made me love these EDVs even more! The SOS button actually contacts Amazon emergency services who will then contact 911 if they deem it necessary, at least that’s what my training videos said. I didn’t know what the camera button did and I’ve been too scared to push it haha so thanks for telling me. The cameras and sensors are amazing and I feel so comfortable driving with all the visibility and the normal gassers don’t even have cruise control so ACC is just next freaking level. Oh yeah the interior space is honestly my favorite thing because in a gas van I’d hit my head every 2 seconds seconds, never had that problem in the EDV. The shelves work great for all my totes and packages. The garage door is cool but I only use it 2-3 times a day and for loading/unloading (we load our own vans, which shocks a lot of people). I don’t know how accurate this is but I’ve heard that the reverse sound is also referred to as a white noise sound, and is not only less annoying but can be pin pointed better by our ears since it echoes off houses and buildings less. Yea I definitely feel more connected to my EDV for the day vs the gassers it is cute. Wait it’s that easy to fill up the washer fluid? Then why is almost every van I drive out of washer fluid!!!! Bruhsoundeffect.mp3 The front wheel drive is fine on road and definitely has some get up and go, I daily drive a muscle car so I know power ;) however this is one area where the gassers have the EDVs beat. The gassers while also FWD are better in the snow due to the fact that the EDV will cut power to the wheels when it detects one wheel is just spinning without traction. So even if I have one wheel on dry pavement and one in the snow, deeper snow mind you 3-6 inches, the van will be basically stuck because it won’t send power to the wheel on the pavement. In a gasser you just turn off traction control and give’r the beans. Range really is fine, I normally take the farther out routes so from leaving the warehouse it’s ~30 miles just to get to my first stop which means ~30 miles back, I normally plug in with 45%-50% left at the end of the day. Thanks for the great video Doug! I’ve had quite a few customers ask me about the EDV and I’m sure they’ve seen your video with how interested and knowledgeable they seem! I’m glad we have these vans at Amazon because I love it so much more than the gas vans, even if just for the fact that I don’t hit my head every 2 seconds! A lot of us drivers have considered or have lived the “van life” meaning living out of a van you’ve converted. Driving one of the Rivian EDVs makes me wish that it was available to the public so that I could make a “van life” van out of one. Although it’d probably cost way more than I’d want to spend haha😂. I hope that in a few years we’ll see these EDVs used on the marketplace, I’m sure people will find some way to get their hands on ‘em, just to see what the community would do if given the chance to own something like the Amazon EDV.

[cbadcruiser]

As a former Amazon delivery driver, I can confirm that I would sometimes have over 250 packages and 200 stops in a single day. This video really makes me wish I had stayed to use this van at least for a little while. This van would have definitely dramatically increased my productivity and comfort. having to insert a key, start the engine and shift out of part adds 30 sec to each stop which adds up when each stop takes only a minute. Also, the cooling seats really helps when it is 110° F or more out. With the dark paint, I've measured the interior at over 140°.

[MrKnife]

As an ex DPD driver, this van would be a game changer compared to the vans we used (reno's, fiat's and ford's) That van would've made our lifes so much easier and much more comfortable, just the fact that you could reach the parcels without exiting the van is awesome. And the rear garage door is genious especially in tight places where you couldn't open both doors all the way.

[baitboy]

I think Rivian did a really good job taking in the input of the drivers for designing the van, there are clear quality of life changes for the driver, plus anything that makes it more efficient is positive in amazon's books since they work these drivers to the

[ohmygosh]

150 to 180 miles on full charge is very good for a delivery vehicle. The second small window at the top helps vent out the moisture so in winter your windshield doesn't get foggy from the inside. You only need to open that window for a few minutes at a time.

[sqlevolicious]

FYI, the features meant to save time are actually meant to be more energy efficient for the driver. Taking one more step up, having to open and close a sliding door, it's all energy that a driver relies on to do their job.
Amazon and all other delivery companies have a huge issue with their drivers keeping their energy level to do their job. Minimizing their physical tasks keeps them working longer and effectively.

[timbatimba]

Saw a delivery driver with one of these about a month ago. I struck up a conversation with him and he showed me around! His favorite feature was the divider door thing closing automatically when he walked about 15 feet away.

[tims_builds]

Just waiting for Rivian to discover that their primary market for their trucks are also attracted to vanlife and this van is perfect for vanlife (can stand up inside without roof modification, huge win just right there) These will definitely eventually go to more than just Amazon, assuming Rivian survives long enough to do it

[Barnical_]

I’ve been a delivery driver for many years for Amazon and recently left. It is so cool to see this van, every thing I’ve complained about is fixed. I will say it for the first time. Good job amazon

[uwibdwjf]

I love that Rivian gave their engineers and product managers latitude to get all the little features right but I bet the R&D spend on this was INSANE.