Amazon has begun rolling out its customized electrical supply vans from Rivian in Europe, the e-commerce large stated Monday. This can be Rivian’s first industrial cargo of vans exterior the US.

The primary tranche of 300 vans can be seen on streets in Munich, Berlin and Dusseldorf within the coming weeks. Amazon already has a fleet of hundreds of electrical vans working in Europe, together with greater than 1,000 e-vans in Germany, the corporate stated. Amazon final yr invested greater than €1 billion to impress its European transportation community.

“Amazon is dedicated to reaching net-zero carbon by 2040, and lowering our delivery-related emissions is a vital a part of this objective,” stated Rocco Bräuniger, nation supervisor for Amazon, in a press release. “Final yr we delivered greater than 45 million packages in Germany with electrical vans and e-cargo bikes, and these new additions from Rivian will assist us ship packages extra sustainably and to extra clients.”

Amazon began deploying Rivian’s vans within the U.S. final summer season and says it has over 3,000 Rivians delivering packages throughout over 500 markets already. The corporate has ordered 100,000 vans from Rivian, which it hopes to see fulfilled by 2030.

Amazon stated it started testing deliveries with Rivian pre-production autos in Europe final yr. Rivian used the suggestions from these assessments so as to add upgrades to the car’s efficiency, security, consolation, performance and sturdiness. The Rivian supply vans in Europe are specifically designed to be a shorter, thinner van than its U.S. counterparts to suit higher on European roads.

Amazon touted a number of the customized vans’ options in a press release. The vans have a big windshield to present the driving force better visibility and commonplace superior driver help methods that characteristic computerized emergency braking, adaptive cruise management and collision warnings. They’re additionally embedded with know-how that may combine the supply workflow with the car, together with routing, navigation and driver help. The driving force’s cabin and cargo space are ergonomically designed for consolation, and the driving force’s facet door has been strengthened to supply further safety.

Rivian’s first supply in Europe comes a number of months after the EV startup and Mercedes-Benz paused their plans to collectively produce electrical industrial vans there. On the time, Rivian stated it wanted to concentrate on its client car enterprise — promoting the R1T truck and R1S SUV — and its present industrial enterprise with Amazon.

In March, Rivian reportedly started discussions with Amazon to take away its exclusivity clause with the retailer so it might pursue different industrial clients. The automaker didn’t reply in time to TechCrunch to share updates.