Rivian Commercial Vans Now Available for Fleets of Any Size
The delivery van, formally named the Rivian Commercial Van (or RCV), can now be ordered for fleets of any size.
The change in model comes after four years of exclusivity with Amazon, which ended in November 2023, when Rivian began selling to other customers.
Now, regular business can buy the RCV for any fleet, including fleets as small as one vehicle. Pricing starts at $79,900.
Small-business owners around the country looking for new delivery options can now order the same Rivian vans that Amazon has been using since 2019. The automaker is still limiting van sales to businesses only, but there's no longer a necessary minimum to make a sale.
Rivian first announced the delivery van (now called the Rivian Commercial Van or RCV) in 2019. The announcement came as part of a deal for 100,000 vans brokered with Amazon. The Amazon tie-up included a four-year exclusivity period during which Rivian could only sell the van to Amazon.
That exclusivity ended in 2023, when Rivian opened sales to other business partners—but only to customers buying in large quantities. Now, Rivian is opening sales to businesses of any size. Want just one van for your small business? That's perfectly fine.
The RCV comes in two configurations: the Delivery 500 and the Delivery 700. The 500 is the smaller of the two. It's got a maximum payload of 2663 pounds and a GVWR (gross vehicle weight rating) of 9500 pounds, and it offers 487 cubic feet of storage. The 700 is slightly longer and wider. Cargo space increases to 652 cubic feet, with the payload dropping to 2258 pounds and the GVWR sticking to 9500 pounds.
The powertrain is identical among the pair and houses a single motor that makes 320 horsepower and 299 pound-feet of torque on the front axle. The EPA range estimates are nearly the same, but the smaller 500's 161-mile estimate bests its larger twin by a single mile. Documents from Rivian show that regular AC charging peaks at 11 kW, with DC charging up to 100 kW.
Fleet inquiries are live now on Rivian's website. Pricing for the smaller van starts at $79,900, with pricing for the larger van starting at $83,900.
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