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> Even Amazon has custom EVs built for them. Eh, sort of. Amazon partnered with Rivian to help design the EDV and had an initial exclusivity agreement as long
by wolrah 1y ago
> Even Amazon has custom EVs built for them.
Eh, sort of. Amazon partnered with Rivian to help design the EDV and had an initial exclusivity agreement as long as they ordered a certain number of them, but this agreement has since been terminated so anyone can buy them now. The USPS actually tested one in early 2024.
- pkaye 1y agoIts not clear what your point is? Both USPS and Amazon got heavily customized vehicles made for them. In the US the USPS is a government agency so any kind of government contracts get heavily securitized by the public but nobody cares what trucks Fedex and Amazon buy just like in countries where the mail service is privatized.
- wolrah 1y agoIMO a LLV or NGDV is a custom-designed vehicle for USPS, the EDV is a delivery-optimized electric step van that happens to have been designed with the input of one specific delivery vendor.