Driving Amazon’s ELECTRIC Delivery Vehicle: Rivian EDV
Friday Adventure ClubRecommended by 3 HN commenters across 3 months, 2022–2023
commentary · general · 2022–2023 on HN
A first-day ride-along with an Amazon delivery driver using the Rivian electric delivery van. She covers the van's new technology, how it compares to the standard Ford Transit delivery vehicles, and quirks and issues she noticed on the job.
HN points to it as a rare review from an actual delivery driver rather than a car reviewer, showing how the van's design suits the job.
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3 comments from Hacker News
I watched a video [0] (that I think I found here, maybe Reddit) months ago about these trucks (a driver did a full “review” of it), it was pretty freaking cool. I started watching it thinking “I’ll only watch a minute or two” and got so engrossed I watched the whole thing. [0] ▶ this video
there's also this 20 minute video from an actaul amazon driver, not a car reviewer, which is pretty cool: ▶ this video
At the smaller end of electric trucks, here's a driver evaluation of the Rivian delivery truck made for Amazon.[1] This looks like it was designed by time and motion study people. It's optimized for a very specific job. Door control and access are all really easy as long as you have the key fob on you. The door to the package area opens and closes automatically, so when the driver is out of the vehicle, nothing is stealable. There are big screens, and they're showing the next few stops the driver is expected to make. If you take your foot off the accelerator, you come to a stop. Parking brake is automatic. It's boring, but useful. Tesla did not go that route. [1] ▶ this video