Inside Amazon's electric delivery trucks

Amazon rolled out the first of its planned fleet of long-haul electric trucks in Los Angeles this week, but the company already has a large amount of electronic vehicles rolling through much of the country, delivering hundreds of millions of packages.
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  • @davidpak271
    @davidpak27125 күн бұрын

    This guy must be really excited about their partnership with Rivian

  • @lalutte65

    @lalutte65

    25 күн бұрын

    As he is frantically looking for another reliable van source

  • @youtewbJC

    @youtewbJC

    25 күн бұрын

    Much excite!

  • @IsaacHozz

    @IsaacHozz

    24 күн бұрын

    @@youtewbJC Very much!

  • @skf6199

    @skf6199

    24 күн бұрын

    He was well coached by the PR team.

  • @blessguy5330

    @blessguy5330

    24 күн бұрын

    @@lalutte65 EVs have proven to be far more reliable buddy they will have some kinks as It’s a new concept for the US just like when the first gas van came out. 😀

  • @anthonyhalkyer2036
    @anthonyhalkyer203625 күн бұрын

    Let’s be perfectly clear. Amazon didn’t move to electric delivery vans to be green and for the PR. They did it because it’s significantly cheaper to run, charge, and repair, compared to the old ICE delivery vans increasing their efficiency and profit margins.

  • @nicoresnik2943

    @nicoresnik2943

    25 күн бұрын

    This is the part that really has conservatives funded by fossil fuels quivering, our stuff is better then their stuff, and our stuff is only going to be getting a lot better rapidly

  • @EduardoSanchez-un2hh

    @EduardoSanchez-un2hh

    25 күн бұрын

    That profit is gonna go through the drain once the vans start catching fire or electricity gets more expensive than gas.

  • @brittgayle467

    @brittgayle467

    25 күн бұрын

    @@EduardoSanchez-un2hhICE vehicles catch fire more often and if they invest in solar they can reduce their electricity costs.

  • @anthonyhalkyer2036

    @anthonyhalkyer2036

    25 күн бұрын

    Sure, keep telling yourself that. The people at Amazon must be a bunch of dummies pumping gas.

  • @Cttechexpress

    @Cttechexpress

    25 күн бұрын

    @@EduardoSanchez-un2hh Not going to happen. Fuel cost is current about 20-25% in an EV so even if electricity prices tripled, it would still be cheaper. Also EVs are WAY less likely to catch fire - as much as 30-50x less likely. LFP batteries like the Rivian vans use are even less prone to thermal runaway and fire than that. Your comment has zero basis in any sort of fact.

  • @ZakiSalem-zh5gr
    @ZakiSalem-zh5gr25 күн бұрын

    Amazon saved Rivian from banckruptcy

  • @markmonroe7330

    @markmonroe7330

    25 күн бұрын

    They haven't been saved yet. Gone from 130 to under 10 in just over 2 years and they lose a crap ton on every vehicle. It is very likely they wont be around here soon.

  • @wantsanewvehicle

    @wantsanewvehicle

    25 күн бұрын

    @@markmonroe7330 Rivian ain't going away any time soon, believe me.

  • @Rx100Vx

    @Rx100Vx

    25 күн бұрын

    Well they own 16% of Rivian so its a win win

  • @Neojhun

    @Neojhun

    25 күн бұрын

    @@markmonroe7330 What a bunch of nonsense. Rivian operations are doing very well. It's just silly myopic public perception which has effected the stock price. FYI Stock price has very little reflect on how well the company is operating these days. It's just a way to bet on the future of the company. There are alot of bad bets and scammers in the stock market.

  • @jackfieldsjack1061

    @jackfieldsjack1061

    25 күн бұрын

    Ev is the future..

  • @roywang7605
    @roywang760524 күн бұрын

    Eliminating the engine idling emission while kids are playing near the delivery trucks is nice, but don't forget the battery mining and recycling impact to the environment. It's a double edge sword.

  • @DreDresChapters

    @DreDresChapters

    24 күн бұрын

    If you don’t know how to calculate emissions costs vs a 8 mpg truck then there’s no point of bringing up anything environmental

  • @dc6233

    @dc6233

    22 күн бұрын

    The impact on the environment by the cobalt and other precious metals mines is far worse than what exhaust fumes due to the planet. It's just another lie like the hole in the ozone or acid rain. They will always find morons that believe them.

  • @oldschooldude3500

    @oldschooldude3500

    14 күн бұрын

    Your very right. All the extra mining, engery that's needed to recharge these ev's is worse than they a standard combustion engine. And what happens when the power goes out. Than they bring in the diesel generators to charge them. Look at the big picture.

  • @JacktheSmack

    @JacktheSmack

    5 күн бұрын

    That impact is minimal compared to planet terraforming that is caused by oil.

  • @DreDresChapters

    @DreDresChapters

    5 күн бұрын

    @@oldschooldude3500 you have the most preschool conception about EVs lmao Jesus Christ…

  • @iseewood
    @iseewood25 күн бұрын

    See them all over my city. Thank god! No more loud, polluting delivery vans running through my neighborhood on a daily basis. For everyone complaining about where the electricity comes from, where I live, the majority is from renewables and growing. No to mention, just think about all the energy waste just to make gasoline. Pumping it, piping it, refining it, shipping it… Did you all think gas just magically appears in a gas pump?

  • @blessguy5330

    @blessguy5330

    25 күн бұрын

    Even If the electricity Is coming from gas plants It Is far better for the environment for the same reason why people have started running cars off generators Instead of engines.

  • @blessguy5330

    @blessguy5330

    25 күн бұрын

    60% of california Is renewable energy also which Is where most of the electrification Is happening. I see the FedEx brightdrop electric vans all over and rivan amazon.

  • @1940limited

    @1940limited

    24 күн бұрын

    I haven't seen one yet. I actually thought Amazon killed their order for them.

  • @wxdeen

    @wxdeen

    24 күн бұрын

    You realize the effort it takes to mine and manufacture the batteries and materials for electric vehicles is worse than refining crude oil right? But it’s ok bc we’re not doing in the states right? We’re just polluting third world countries instead

  • @iseewood

    @iseewood

    24 күн бұрын

    @@wxdeenYou’re joking, right? Let’s say a car gets 25 mpg and drives 12,000 miles/yr. And that person drives that car for 10 years. That car consumes 4,800 gallons. You telling me it takes less energy to extract, refine and transport 4,800 gallons of gasoline than make one car battery? Oh heck no.

  • @jeffs6090
    @jeffs609025 күн бұрын

    Electric is 100% ideal for delivery and around the city commercial vehicles.

  • @mikldude9376

    @mikldude9376

    25 күн бұрын

    They look good on paper to the general public , and jeff Bezos probably has a couple of billion petty cash in his wallet and it won't be a big deal if they fail , and they could fail , EVs run on batteries which are a very expensive consumable because they degrade the longer you use them . And in heavy trucks , you are at a disadvantage from the very beginning because EVs are very heavy , and range is limited for long distance heavy duty trucking. Perhaps for short shuttles they may work . Another point to be made is we don't know what sort of incentives or what sort of deal Bezos got for his Rivian fleet , EVs are expensive as a general rule , and apparently Rivian is losing money , so let's not just assume EV trucks and commercials are a viable option just yet. I was in the motor trade and in the trucking industry, I wouldn't buy an EV truck .

  • @HygienistDentist

    @HygienistDentist

    25 күн бұрын

    It’s so nice that my local Amazon delivery is electric. So quiet from inside my house.

  • @Tokamak3.1415

    @Tokamak3.1415

    25 күн бұрын

    @@mikldude9376 But most of the long haul freight in the US is done by train - both cheaper and usually faster unless running a point to point express. That's why passenger trains may suck in the US but US rail freight is better than any other country. Taking all those container units from port of LB/LA/San Pedro and running them to local rail exchanges is the perfect use for the electric class 8 semis. Cheaper and a lot less down time than combustion. Batteries do degrade, but combustion engines lose compression. I don't know of any drivetrain that doesn't degrade by the forces of entropy.

  • @1940limited

    @1940limited

    24 күн бұрын

    @@HygienistDentist Hopefully it will get there.

  • @grahammonk8013

    @grahammonk8013

    24 күн бұрын

    @@mikldude9376The batteries are NOT consumable. Yes, they lose storage capacity over time, typically less than 20% loss over 200,000 miles. Once they lose enough to make them impractical for their intended purpose, they can be reused for lesser functions (home storage) or they can be recycled for the elements and made into new batteries.

  • @JustWasted3HoursHere
    @JustWasted3HoursHere25 күн бұрын

    Rivian makes a fantastic product and their recent reveal of the R2 and R3 platforms generated a lot of buzz, so I think they will continue to exist for some time. Worse case scenario I could see Amazon buying Rivian.

  • @mrheng562

    @mrheng562

    25 күн бұрын

    That’s what I think too.

  • @markmonroe7330

    @markmonroe7330

    25 күн бұрын

    Maybe if "some time' is late 2024 or 2025. Their stock has gone from 130 to under 10 in just over 2 years. They lose thousands on every vehicle sold with things only getting worse month by month. If they lose their subsidies, which is highly likely after the election in November, their demise will soon follow.

  • @cameronf3343

    @cameronf3343

    25 күн бұрын

    @@markmonroe7330It’s not exactly “highly likely” that they’ll lose their subsidies next year.

  • @happymantis

    @happymantis

    25 күн бұрын

    @@markmonroe7330 Amazon is committed to buying 100,000 vans from them - that is a hell of a lifeline to offset a decline in the consumer market. Rivian could easily just be a standalone business servicing all kinds of small businesses that need electric delivery vehicles.

  • @Inspire-Ventures

    @Inspire-Ventures

    25 күн бұрын

    @@markmonroe7330 The stock price doesn't make or break a company

  • @mikeshafer
    @mikeshafer25 күн бұрын

    I see the Rivian EDVs everywhere... here in Las Vegas, back in the Villages FL, in LA. They are awesome. Such nice vehicles. If they made a 300mi version of this for the general public these would be great Vanlife vehicles.

  • @HygienistDentist

    @HygienistDentist

    25 күн бұрын

    I’m in Vegas too! They’re amazing. So quiet so clean

  • @TheJeffHolt

    @TheJeffHolt

    24 күн бұрын

    You don't need 300 miles, you need chargers everywhere like gas stations. I know. I own EV's.

  • @urbanstrencan
    @urbanstrencan25 күн бұрын

    Can't wait to see Rivian delivery vans in Europe

  • @shortround889
    @shortround88926 күн бұрын

    I love seeing these electric vehicles around! It will be interesting to see the long-term effects on the power grid. I am glad they are trying to lower there impact in the environment ❤️

  • @johnmuthan286

    @johnmuthan286

    25 күн бұрын

    By producing more electricity with fossil fuels 😂

  • @PaulMcB873

    @PaulMcB873

    25 күн бұрын

    ​@@johnmuthan28620% of electricity is renewable and growing. I hear your fears. They are nothing new. Many were afraid when electrcity was introduced into homes during the 1900's.

  • @davidmenasco5743

    @davidmenasco5743

    24 күн бұрын

    ​@@johnmuthan286Actually, California gets most of their electricity from renewables now. And it's only increasing. Adoption of renewables is growing very rapidly, because fossil fuels are much more expensive now. By adding lots of solar generation over the last several years, California has ended the rolling blackouts they used to experience frequently when they relied on fossil fuels. The California auto market is now 25% full EV, and no more rolling blackouts.

  • @user-fm6ns5nb4j

    @user-fm6ns5nb4j

    24 күн бұрын

    @@johnmuthan286 They're charging them overnight when there's surplus power in the Grid(s) - that's why overnight power is cheaper. And as Mr Menasco says, green energy is becoming more prevalent. Although I'm surprised they didn't build solar panels over the charging bays that could feed energy back into the Grid during the day.

  • @mayspondmogul
    @mayspondmogul25 күн бұрын

    Meanwhile my mailman still drives an old gas truck from the 70s🤷

  • @BradThePitts

    @BradThePitts

    25 күн бұрын

    Some would argue that it's better to use a 50-year-old truck that runs on gas than to manufacture a brand new one that runs on electricity.

  • @HygienistDentist

    @HygienistDentist

    25 күн бұрын

    It’s politics. Got very spicy during the last presidential term 😪

  • @naveennandigum8630

    @naveennandigum8630

    17 күн бұрын

    Not exactly politics. More like corruption, Dejoy driving a stake through USPS and Biden keeping the USPS board that elected Dejoy. ​@@HygienistDentist

  • @nicolasdujarrier
    @nicolasdujarrier25 күн бұрын

    The Rivian electric vans used by Amazon seems to be really awesome, and I hope they keep improving on it. I think it would useful to go even further by also implementing by default Vehicule-to-Grid (V2G) and Vehicule-to-Building (V2B) that when the vans are plugged, they could be used as a battery storage to help the grid. Each van should also have at least one Vehicule-to-Load (V2L) 110V (220V in Europe) outlet, that could come handy as back-up or emergency cases. Also, with new improvements to lightweight solar panels, integration of rooftop solar panels on the vans should be explored.

  • @wandilendimande7636
    @wandilendimande763625 күн бұрын

    Did he say "ENGINE'S ON"😂😂😂😂

  • @PaulMcB873
    @PaulMcB87325 күн бұрын

    20% of energy is from renewable sources, and it will only grow as we move into the future. People once used oil lamps but look at us now.

  • @beyondfossil

    @beyondfossil

    25 күн бұрын

    That is true globally for the grid on average. But interestingly, it also depends on time of day. In mid-day, states with a lot of solar get up to 80% to 100% grid powered by renewables especially solar. In Canada, their grid is 80% powered by non-fossil fuels thanks to their abundance of hydroelectric and nuclear power. Moreover, EVs provide incentive to decarbonize and upgrade the grid the world over. Whereas ICE vehicles provide no such incentive not now nor ever in the past. Continued use of ICE just keeps the world dependent on the likes of oil dictators like Putin and under the heel of organizations like OPEC+.

  • @hewhohasnoidentity4377

    @hewhohasnoidentity4377

    25 күн бұрын

    Shark fat was the primary fuel source before petroleum.

  • @johnmuthan286

    @johnmuthan286

    25 күн бұрын

    Each renewable production solution has to be paired with a coal/Gaz/or other solution, as such renewable solutions are not programmable, nor does the grid has storing capacity, so for exemple when you say you use wind or solar production, that implies that around 50/60% of the time you are actually getting coal/gaz energy (lack of wind, too much wind...)

  • @blessguy5330

    @blessguy5330

    25 күн бұрын

    60% of all electricity In California Is from renewable sources!

  • @beyondfossil

    @beyondfossil

    25 күн бұрын

    @@hewhohasnoidentity4377 I have not heard of shark fat being used as a fuel at any industrial scale. As far as I know, whales provide more oil since they are larger. Sperm whales provided special oil from their head cavities that was higher quality than regular oil from blubber. Even then they realized how limited a resource all that was. Unfortunately, our predecessors switched to non-renewable fossil fuels.

  • @LesterSuggs
    @LesterSuggs25 күн бұрын

    What must people didn't get from this report is that Amazon is going to buy another 85,000 vans from Rivian.

  • @1940limited

    @1940limited

    24 күн бұрын

    Too bad.

  • @pharoah1200

    @pharoah1200

    23 күн бұрын

    And then they will own Rivian.

  • @mirzaahmed6589

    @mirzaahmed6589

    9 күн бұрын

    ​@@pharoah1200 they already do. What rock do you live under?

  • @bellevue260
    @bellevue26025 күн бұрын

    Part of the problem is that we are an instant gratification society. How many of the items from Amazon do we really need in two days or same day? I've seen two different Amazon deliveries at the same address at 5:30am. These were private carriers in personal vehicles. Regardless of the delivery vehicle being electric or not, there is still a carbon footprint and how much we use the service is a large factor.

  • @jd5997

    @jd5997

    25 күн бұрын

    Some of the multiple deliveries to one address is different item types come from different warehouses, and not every one has every thing. So it can literally be cheap to have someone stop twice than more it from one warehouse to another then pack together.

  • @naveennandigum8630

    @naveennandigum8630

    17 күн бұрын

    100% you can't just fix the amount of carbon we've emitted by removing one tiny part of the equation. We need degrowth, we need a plant based society(largest cause for deforestation, and big methane emissions), a massive climate corps, cutting military budgets, public transport, walking, biking, less flying or better yet no flying.

  • @mirzaahmed6589

    @mirzaahmed6589

    9 күн бұрын

    Yeah, I need it in two days. Get over yourself.

  • @ntsecrets
    @ntsecrets25 күн бұрын

    Why can’t the us post office do this?

  • @Carl_in_AZ

    @Carl_in_AZ

    25 күн бұрын

    In some areas they are. One slowdown for conversion is many of their buildings only have 800 amp services so they need to upgrade their incoming electrical service to support added chargers. Give them the time. They will work with utilities and convert over time as they see Walmart, Kroger, UPS, FedEx, and Amazon lower their delivery cost by going electric.

  • @dawn1berlitz

    @dawn1berlitz

    25 күн бұрын

    post office isnt using rivian they are using someone else but there has been some roadblocks along the way like those who are pro ice vehicles....alot dont realize alot of the fleet is outdated ICE vehicles that are fire hazards as the version based on a modified s10 chasis has a known defect.....while i dont know if the ones based on the older modified explorer chassis has the same issues

  • @Carl_in_AZ

    @Carl_in_AZ

    25 күн бұрын

    @@dawn1berlitzYou are correct they are not Rivans they are Ford EVs.

  • @dawn1berlitz

    @dawn1berlitz

    24 күн бұрын

    @@Carl_in_AZ i have yet to see the post office using ford EV's in my area but i cant remmeber the company that won the contract to build the ev mail truck

  • @Carl_in_AZ

    @Carl_in_AZ

    24 күн бұрын

    @@dawn1berlitzThe first Ford EV transits out of 9000+ total on the contract are in the Atlanta area. I have no idea where the Oshkosk EVs are headed.

  • @mounikyerusu5058
    @mounikyerusu505825 күн бұрын

    Rivian will see massive growth in the foreseeable future. It is only a matter of time.

  • @papa_woody

    @papa_woody

    25 күн бұрын

    Losses 38k per vehicle, sure they will.

  • @ocampbell1954

    @ocampbell1954

    24 күн бұрын

    No they won't. Someone doesn't understand scaling. lol Tesla damn near went bankrupt trying to scale.

  • @davidmenasco5743

    @davidmenasco5743

    24 күн бұрын

    ​@@papa_woodyIt is misleading to say they lose thousands "per vehicle." These costs are in other areas. As they produce more vehicles, revenue will exceed their costs. It took many years for Amazon to make a profit. They understand how this works.

  • @Billsoundmaster
    @Billsoundmaster23 күн бұрын

    I used to see lots of the electric vans, in the past few months I have not seen any of them.. I have been wondering where they are. Amazon could cover the parking lots where they charge the vans with Pv solar and batteries. Electric seems to be a good fit for last mile delivery.

  • @Sirsantos
    @Sirsantos22 күн бұрын

    they could sell access to their charging network during the day (when the vans are out delivering).

  • @neuzdotcom
    @neuzdotcom25 күн бұрын

    Now let’s do schoolbuses!

  • @Carl_in_AZ

    @Carl_in_AZ

    25 күн бұрын

    Before I retired from Cummins they were using our EV power trains on BlueBird buses. I think Thompson used their own and another is using Volvo power trains on their school buses.

  • @PyroShields
    @PyroShields16 күн бұрын

    Once you drive electric you don't go back to gas. Kind of like going from a smartphone to a flip phone.

  • @frequentlycynical642
    @frequentlycynical64224 күн бұрын

    Did that guy actually say "Engines on?" I rarely have a parcel delivered by USPS. And in terms of the environment, when USPS delivers, it is at a zero cost because the vehicle is coming here anyway.

  • @sythex92
    @sythex9215 күн бұрын

    I love how a company switches to electric to eliminate carbon emissions, therefor requiring more battery production, which comes from lithium mines, which is mined by giant machines that produce more carbon emissions in 1 year than the entire lifetime of a gas vehicle.

  • @arxligion
    @arxligion25 күн бұрын

    yeah good call cause drones will never work

  • @czhusky
    @czhusky25 күн бұрын

    Last mile is done by the postal service. The postal service is renewing their fleet with ICE vehicles.

  • @pigletshut

    @pigletshut

    18 күн бұрын

    Orders not by prime members probably all got yeeted to the postal service. They're saving their own EDVs for prime orders.

  • @mrcrowleyoz
    @mrcrowleyoz25 күн бұрын

    Poorly paid drivers. Not even walmart pays that low.

  • @mike.v5252

    @mike.v5252

    11 күн бұрын

    Facts and Amazon likes to hit you with 300 packages with 200+ stops

  • @mike.v5252

    @mike.v5252

    2 күн бұрын

    Warehouse associate work for Amazon not drivers

  • @mrcrowleyoz

    @mrcrowleyoz

    2 күн бұрын

    @@mike.v5252 Their Class A drivers work for the cheap pay

  • @handlealreadytaken
    @handlealreadytaken25 күн бұрын

    Was surprised that they deliver with these to our sub division which is pretty far out from the major city here.

  • @LazarusMMA
    @LazarusMMA25 күн бұрын

    Let's see how this plays out 10 years from now.

  • @xchopp

    @xchopp

    25 күн бұрын

    My 2016 e-Golf is still doing great. Ditto most EVs of that year - and newer models are actually much better (range, charging speed). Most ppl don't seem to be very educated on this topic, but nevertheless have strong opinions, somehow 😮

  • @mikeshafer
    @mikeshafer25 күн бұрын

    Funny at the end how she says she could never see herself going back to "a regular van." In about 10 years, "a regular van" will actually be electric. "Going to gas" would be like trading in your iPhone for a landline rotary phone.

  • @tiberianexcalibur

    @tiberianexcalibur

    25 күн бұрын

    What are you smoking? You know what she meant.

  • @ProfessordevilL

    @ProfessordevilL

    24 күн бұрын

    Don't be pedantic.

  • @Tony.in.motion
    @Tony.in.motion24 күн бұрын

    We need more cargo bike deliveries in the USA

  • @naveennandigum8630

    @naveennandigum8630

    17 күн бұрын

    Whoa someone who follows the science and thinks efficiency matters😎

  • @Tony.in.motion

    @Tony.in.motion

    17 күн бұрын

    @@naveennandigum8630 I think we need "all the above" solutions. But after my travels around the world, the way we are building most cities in the USA is not the solution.

  • @naveennandigum8630

    @naveennandigum8630

    17 күн бұрын

    @@Tony.in.motion absolutely. Don't even need to have traveled to know this though it helps to know its possible and not some pipedream. I'm in the suburbs of New York and I just recently got a cargo e-bike. Thinking to set up my own little gig jobs doing delivery if I can figure out a few logistics. Using it for commute to work, grocery, errands and for fun also.

  • @Tony.in.motion

    @Tony.in.motion

    16 күн бұрын

    @@naveennandigum8630 rock on!

  • @myjourney1011
    @myjourney101125 күн бұрын

    My company so proud of it😅

  • @jake78441
    @jake7844125 күн бұрын

    Yyyeee rivian!

  • @xchopp
    @xchopp25 күн бұрын

    They've been delivering in north Jersey for at least a year now. Don't know why they said "you'll start to see them in your area soon..."

  • @PyroShields

    @PyroShields

    16 күн бұрын

    Where I live there is a distribution center a few miles from me. Every Amazon truck is gas powered and the gas station across the Amazon is always busy with Amazon trucks.

  • @Bystronicman08

    @Bystronicman08

    7 күн бұрын

    Because there are other locations than just where you are and they don't have them yet. Crazy, huh?

  • @PyroShields

    @PyroShields

    7 күн бұрын

    @@Bystronicman08 That's what I just said.

  • @evolv.e
    @evolv.e24 күн бұрын

    Makes sense!

  • @bryanmiller2023
    @bryanmiller202324 күн бұрын

    One problem for Rivian has been the fact that Amazon hasn't bought as many vans as they originally committed to buying which has added to the struggle to survive for Rivian. Originally Amazon was supposed to have exclusive access to purchase the Rivian delivery vehicles and that limitation has since been removed. Probably the fact that the time and effort needed to build out their charging network slowed the process for Amazon.

  • @i.k.5822
    @i.k.582225 күн бұрын

    electric is the future!

  • @justayoutuber1906
    @justayoutuber190624 күн бұрын

    Batteries don't make energy. Without solar panel farms to charge, these vans just make coal plants work harder.

  • @frankrifa3010
    @frankrifa301022 сағат бұрын

    We have these in the hood already

  • @jonohlinger8898
    @jonohlinger889821 күн бұрын

    It’s funny that he says “Alpha Pad Engines on when there electric vehicles with no engines 😭😭

  • @justincrain9772
    @justincrain977224 күн бұрын

    I'm an Amazon delivery driver in Lakewood. My question to Amazon is when are they going to start giving their drivers a pay raise!? Give our DSP's more money to give to their driver's so we can live comfortably. Amazon making all this money but don't want to pay their employees more is a shame.

  • @newkirk7591
    @newkirk759119 күн бұрын

    are they still peeing in bottles in the new ev vans😂😂

  • @b21raider27
    @b21raider2725 күн бұрын

    Good job Amazon!

  • @ZavHustles
    @ZavHustles23 күн бұрын

    Maybe with the 360 camera censors the drivers won’t crash every other week 🤣🤣

  • @anonymoususer7670
    @anonymoususer767025 күн бұрын

    The vans are really nice but the drivers are the worse paid from all the delivery jobs, Amazon keeps employees at a poverty level 🤣

  • @superdave380

    @superdave380

    23 күн бұрын

    They are not kept. They are free to leave and get a better job.

  • @naveennandigum8630

    @naveennandigum8630

    17 күн бұрын

    ​@@superdave380Amazon is also free to not use our public roads, airports while not paying taxes and yet they do.

  • @AustinWyattPetersen
    @AustinWyattPetersen26 күн бұрын

    The post service is the least used of Amazons delivery services

  • @trogdorstrngbd

    @trogdorstrngbd

    25 күн бұрын

    The more rural the destination, the more the USPS is used for the last mile.

  • @Xenon-4300

    @Xenon-4300

    25 күн бұрын

    Her point was USPS makes the most last mile deliveries Amazon or not, so until they go electric last mile is still a big envrionmental issue.

  • @BradThePitts

    @BradThePitts

    25 күн бұрын

    This is because it is a violation of federal law to use a USPS postal box for anything except USPS mail.

  • @creativemindplay
    @creativemindplay7 күн бұрын

    Next up: inside Amazon's labor practices

  • @1940limited
    @1940limited24 күн бұрын

    I wish them good luck.

  • @jasonmorgan661
    @jasonmorgan66125 күн бұрын

    First off those trucks are not Amazon that's a second party contractor or individual owner of the truck subcontracting to Amazon so liabilities never actually fall on Amazon. That's criminal deceptive business practices in many books.

  • @MegaKronny

    @MegaKronny

    25 күн бұрын

    True

  • @user-tg9lb4wt9c
    @user-tg9lb4wt9c15 күн бұрын

    The rivian electric vans need more air conditioner features in the van it only has two vents on the driver side and a cooling seat the vans need s air conditioner in the back of the van and more in front passenger side also even though that Amazon routes are done by a ai system they don't always route the routes in the proper order the routes are always out of order so by the time you get back to the station with the ev van the battery has only like 20 to 30 miles left on it also I believe that the Amazon ev vans charging station should charge the edv vans faster because sometimes the vans aren't always charged fully for the next day

  • @SpecialistQKD
    @SpecialistQKD23 күн бұрын

    And the "grid" gets most of it's energy from burning coal😂

  • @lr9747
    @lr974723 күн бұрын

    It's a RIVIAN EDV give them the credit they deserve

  • @pat-orl
    @pat-orl25 күн бұрын

    Weird they mention USPS, but don't mention the new electric USPS trucks

  • @trucktruck588
    @trucktruck58824 күн бұрын

    Where do the rivian drivers go to the bathroom? Most use bottles

  • @mixmax61
    @mixmax6123 күн бұрын

    But electricity comes is not from renewal sources

  • @BringTricks
    @BringTricks19 күн бұрын

    So glad I left that company before they did that

  • @davidwilliams9963
    @davidwilliams996325 күн бұрын

    I wonder how much carbon is created by generating the electricity overnight

  • @Skankhunt42-xl9fq

    @Skankhunt42-xl9fq

    25 күн бұрын

    Absolutely no carbon is being generated over night.

  • @JTSunriseMusic
    @JTSunriseMusic25 күн бұрын

    Soylent Green is People

  • @ytbpre8424
    @ytbpre842417 күн бұрын

    I would love to buy one for mobile home

  • @up-uw4op
    @up-uw4op26 күн бұрын

    They're making these at the old Pontiac GM factory in Pontiac MI

  • @davidwilliams9963

    @davidwilliams9963

    25 күн бұрын

    No, they are made in Normal, IL

  • @up-uw4op

    @up-uw4op

    25 күн бұрын

    @@davidwilliams9963 they got hundreds in the parking lot at GM Pontiac plant. They paint them and have them hauled out daily

  • @mark_5588

    @mark_5588

    23 күн бұрын

    The old truck and bus factory is now a race track called the M1 Concourse

  • @up-uw4op

    @up-uw4op

    23 күн бұрын

    @@mark_5588 I'm talking about the corner of Montcalm and Joslyn

  • @kabooomkal
    @kabooomkal22 күн бұрын

    Gonna be cold in them in the winter and hot in them in the summer.

  • @djchino774
    @djchino77413 күн бұрын

    As if the electricity from the grid wasn't made without carbon

  • @josephbennett3482
    @josephbennett348216 күн бұрын

    One thing that always makes me laugh so much is how Rivian is so successful in their electric vehicles unlike Elon Musks Teslas which has so many problems especially not being able to function in cold weather.

  • @annoyedok321
    @annoyedok32125 күн бұрын

    Amazon Flex drivers are delivering more and more. That's someone who is trying to avoid foreclosue by delivering in their SUV they can't afford at 5 am in the morning.

  • @jacobrivera7224
    @jacobrivera722425 күн бұрын

    It won't be long before the human is replaced too

  • @alanhowemusic2457
    @alanhowemusic24575 күн бұрын

    Good luck Amazon let’s see what happens in three years.

  • @AmerBoyo
    @AmerBoyo25 күн бұрын

    Hope they’ve got solar panels on those huge warehouses!!

  • @keithb2696
    @keithb269625 күн бұрын

    I wonder what the actual cost of everything is. The trucks, the charging units, the electrical installation, the electrical distribution. The maintenance of the EVSE. Who pays for the infrastructure?

  • @happymantis

    @happymantis

    25 күн бұрын

    In this case, its Amazon paying for its own charging stations at its distribution centers.

  • @Carl_in_AZ

    @Carl_in_AZ

    25 күн бұрын

    Maybe if we did not subsidize the for-profit oil industry in the US $20 billion a year and use 4.7kWH (37 to 70 cents) of electrical energy to produce one gallon of gasoline which includes the energy used in the extraction, transportation, and refining processes the actual infrastructure one-time cost would pay less than seven years.

  • @joepenalvert7776
    @joepenalvert777626 күн бұрын

    I wonder how they are making the electricity to charge them.

  • @stickynorth

    @stickynorth

    25 күн бұрын

    Still cleaner even if it was powered by coal, which isn't a thing in most places these days. Even where I live? Alberta we will have killed King Coal as of 2024...

  • @stickynorth

    @stickynorth

    25 күн бұрын

    PM 2.5 tailpipe emissions are always easier to clean at its source... The power plant than from millions of micro reactors like cars..

  • @beyondfossil

    @beyondfossil

    25 күн бұрын

    Its increasingly renewable energy. Depends on location. In aggregate, the US grid mix is already 50% non-fossil fuel. In Canada, its 80% thanks to their abundance of hydroelectric and nuclear power. Depends on time of day. In some states during mid-day, their grid is 80% to 100% powered by non-fossil fuels, usually some combo of solar & wind. Regions like US, Canada and EU already set deadline for 2035 to have a net zero grid. What's more, EVs provide incentive to decarbonize and upgrade grids the world over. OTOH, internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles provide no such incentive -- not now nor ever in the past. Continued use of ICE just keeps the world dependent on the likes of oil dictators such as Putin who use oil as an economic weapon and for international blackmail. Continued use of ICE also keeps us under the heel of organizations like OPEC+.

  • @beyondfossil

    @beyondfossil

    25 күн бұрын

    @@stickynorth Yes, this is so often overlooked. Gasoline/diesel vehicles emit toxic/cancerous NOₓ, SOₓ, Benzene, PM2.5 (nano-particulates) right in our faces in the neighborhoods where we live, work and play. Urban smog is responsible for sickly yellow-brown haze that covers all of our major urban centers. It causes all sorts of economic losses from health problem ranging from minor coughing & tiredness to cancer and brain diseases. Furthermore, gasoline engines require benzene (a well-known carcinogen) to be added to prevent pre-mature fuel detonation that causes damaging "engine knock". It used to be a lead-based compound that was added and the petro- and auto-industries lobbied hard to say that lead has no health effects!

  • @chriswilliams8607

    @chriswilliams8607

    25 күн бұрын

    Obviously out of as much renewables than possible, growing percentage by the day. Even if you charge an EV with 100% coal power, it is much cleaner than a normal gas powered vehicle, as it is explained in every EV introduction and easy to verify.

  • @joecable39nc
    @joecable39nc25 күн бұрын

    so lets say a huge tornado wipes out the power that supplies this wearhouse with chargers the pwr company says with all the damage it will take 4 to 6 days to restore then what happens ?

  • @xchopp

    @xchopp

    25 күн бұрын

    So let's say a huge tornado wipes out the power to the gas stations. Remember Sandy? Looong lines for gas for a week or more. If you lived through Sandy, that is.

  • @savethetreez8060

    @savethetreez8060

    25 күн бұрын

    ​@@xchopppumps don't need electric power plug in

  • @superdave380

    @superdave380

    23 күн бұрын

    @@savethetreez8060 What do you suppose powers the gas pumps at a gas station?

  • @IronFlowerZ
    @IronFlowerZ25 күн бұрын

    Is Amazon aware of how many trees they destroy for cardboard boxes or where the plastic goes after discarded?

  • @user-ht1gw9tr5w
    @user-ht1gw9tr5w5 күн бұрын

    I love Amazon

  • @skyqq1827
    @skyqq182716 күн бұрын

    good

  • @papi1700
    @papi170024 күн бұрын

    Great job Amazon!

  • @larrytu9229
    @larrytu922925 күн бұрын

    We will probably see Rivian being bought out by Amazon in the near future.

  • @trailerhaul8200

    @trailerhaul8200

    25 күн бұрын

    Isn't Amazon a major shareholder of Rivian?

  • @jackfieldsjack1061
    @jackfieldsjack106125 күн бұрын

    Ev is the Future for trucks and cars.

  • @richardhardin9184

    @richardhardin9184

    25 күн бұрын

    I purchased a Tesla Model 3 and I will never go back to an ICE vehicle. I also have an Ego lawnmower and in 30 days we will have solar panels installed.

  • @chadcameron4080

    @chadcameron4080

    25 күн бұрын

    ​@@richardhardin9184You're my hero.

  • @DJTFan2024

    @DJTFan2024

    25 күн бұрын

    Nope, it’s a scam within a scam.

  • @Chad_Max

    @Chad_Max

    25 күн бұрын

    Not until ownership costs come down significantly. Things like insurance and depreciation hammer away at any perceived gas savings….

  • @Chad_Max

    @Chad_Max

    25 күн бұрын

    @@richardhardin9184 That model 3 is gonna take a depreciation hit like you won’t believe…

  • @cesarc6044
    @cesarc604410 күн бұрын

    mmmm more copper wire for me hehehehehhehe

  • @europana7
    @europana725 күн бұрын

    “We’re excited about our partnership” … spoken like a corporate robot. … hopefully there are no longer term electricity blackouts …

  • @Hybridog

    @Hybridog

    25 күн бұрын

    Longer term blackouts?

  • @xchopp

    @xchopp

    25 күн бұрын

    Well if there are, the upside is you won't be able to post to yt 😂

  • @IbnBahtuta
    @IbnBahtuta25 күн бұрын

    I can't remember the last time Amazon used their own transport to deliver goods to us. We get dodgy blokes in a private cars, but hey, we must special here in London, right Amazon. Now we prefer to shop online with major companies that use their own transport systems instead of dodgy blokes in private cars. And no, I won't pay £8 a month for Amazon to remove ads that were never there before in Prime Video (Prime?), so we use Netflix instead. Overall, we are using Amazon less and less and actually don't mind paying for our goods to be delivered safely and securely by actual employees of the company and not some dodgy bloke in a private car. Did I mention dodgy blokes in private cars?

  • @mudurmudur3819
    @mudurmudur381924 күн бұрын

    Evs good for commercial in city like ride share

  • @smorris281
    @smorris28125 күн бұрын

    Why do they have to make all electric automobiles ugly?

  • @johnmor3541

    @johnmor3541

    24 күн бұрын

    Lol these look much better and modern than the Ram vans they had

  • @newyork8415
    @newyork841524 күн бұрын

    To save even more energy stop ordering all those unnecessary stuff.

  • @pharoah1200

    @pharoah1200

    23 күн бұрын

    Could you please tell my wife that?

  • @stevegroves4764
    @stevegroves476423 күн бұрын

    What is Amazons plan to recycle all those batteries?

  • @vineetsf7
    @vineetsf724 күн бұрын

    3:52 YES or NO 😳 come on CBS. Let’s remind ourselves this is an informative session not a court hearing!

  • @jaborisBell
    @jaborisBell25 күн бұрын

    I can't wait to we go fully electric

  • @Anomize23

    @Anomize23

    25 күн бұрын

    Gonna be a long wait because they cant even get our roads up to par quickly as it is😂

  • @Neojhun

    @Neojhun

    25 күн бұрын

    @@Anomize23 WTF that make no sense, that has no relevance to BEVs. Heck 4x4 BEVs exist and they don't even require paved roads.

  • @rohanm54
    @rohanm5423 күн бұрын

    Rivian isn’t going anywhere. At all. People base Rivian’s success solely on just their passenger vehicles when in reality it’s the commercial side of the business that has the entire company on it back. Y’all think rivian is just selling those vans to Amazon? Check the news, At&T and many others have pilot programs with the same vans. Canadian mails truck, USPS trucks. Rivian saved itself by putting these vans into production. They just recently got under a billion dollar package from the state of IL to keep production healthy. Rivian 🚀 🚀🚀

  • @DreDresChapters
    @DreDresChapters24 күн бұрын

    Environmental wise & cost per mile wise this an insane deal knowing nobody is complaining about “charging”.... The average UPS truck gets 5-8mpg average…. A ups driver drives about 100k miles costing insane maintenance& gas prices for a poor fuel economy truck… (for this scenario) let’s judge it by 3 years & 300k miles. With a higher 8mpg you’d average 37,500 gallons (300k miles divided by 8 mpg) because that’s always how you calculate fuel consumption. Each gallon becomes 20 pounds of emissions so that’s 750,000 pounds (or about 340.19 metric tons) of CO2 emissions......... In a sad comparison the battery only takes 3-16 metric tons to produce IF it uses zero recycled material AND stricky comes from (NCM) batteries chemistry unlike (LPH) which uses zero rare earth metals used I’d 37% of EVs today. For the price you Multiply that by the price of gas, let's say $4.20 a gallon in my state (NV) or something like a larger state meaning California which is $5.25, you’d get $157,500-196,875 for the price of gas over the course of 3 Years/300k miles….. I literally wish that price in cost comparison went to the driver but that’s not how the game works. 2 strong reasons why we study fossil fuels & clean energy footprints in the U.S. 🇺🇸 California my old home actually just hit the cleanest grid energy of 33 days of PURE CLEAN ENERGY early 2024… Clean energy is peaking 🌱

  • @AlexInternational
    @AlexInternationalКүн бұрын

    Tesla to buy Rivian and take up amazon contract and maximize production

  • @nueat6
    @nueat67 күн бұрын

    so glad it ain't tesla!

  • @ChiRusNkFUSA
    @ChiRusNkFUSA25 күн бұрын

    Let’s go EV!

  • @user-yc2oz8kc5k
    @user-yc2oz8kc5k25 күн бұрын

    Though we are not ready for everybody to have an EV yet, I do think for local delivery they are the appropriate vehicle.

  • @Neojhun

    @Neojhun

    25 күн бұрын

    That's a silly comment. It's not possible for for everyone to have EV yet. Mainly because there is Manufacturing limit on how many vehicles can be built. The current manufacturing supply is enough for everyone who could use one effectively.

  • @kabooomkal
    @kabooomkal22 күн бұрын

    Gonna be cold in them in the winter and hot in them in the summer. Never used that jungle company. Can’t believe people can’t just go to the store.

  • @isaac198428
    @isaac19842825 күн бұрын

    This is one of the most useful ways to implement ev technology in automobiles, fleet vehicles *on a fixed local route. Charging, maintenance etc is someone else’s responsibility instead of the drivers* The driver literally doesn’t waste any time at all.

  • @omegaplumbing
    @omegaplumbing24 күн бұрын

    The scam is almost over..😂

  • @companymen42
    @companymen4224 күн бұрын

    Let’s be clear here, Amazon didn’t switch to EVs because of the environment. They switched because it’s significantly cheaper to operate and repair compared to ICE vehicles. This is also the reason why I switched to an EV, not because of the environment, because I hate the environment.

  • @lurkingarachnid7475
    @lurkingarachnid747522 күн бұрын

    Funny how many companies cancelled their EV deliveries as they're a pain in the neck to use.

  • @PyroShields

    @PyroShields

    16 күн бұрын

    Where is your source. Sounds made up.

  • @jolyonwelsh9834
    @jolyonwelsh983425 күн бұрын

    How many terawatt hours do they consume each year? We need electricite de France. Vive la France!

  • @WildWildWeasel
    @WildWildWeasel25 күн бұрын

    I've seen so many of those broken down on the side of the road lol

  • @DanL57

    @DanL57

    25 күн бұрын

    Your psychosis was making you hallucinate.

  • @davidmenasco5743

    @davidmenasco5743

    24 күн бұрын

    I see several every day. In fact I see about a hundred EVs every day. In ten years, I've seen maybe two or three broke down. Ask how many ICE . . .

  • @WildWildWeasel

    @WildWildWeasel

    24 күн бұрын

    @@davidmenasco5743 where I work at I always see them on flatbeds being towed out, especially Rivian, the occasional Karma/Fisker Ocean and the Ford Lighting. A lot of model S, though I presume it's the older gen. Only electric cars I've never ever seen broken down are the Leaves or the Chevy Bolt EVs, and there's at least 3 Bolt EVs roaming around every day where I live too. I've also seen the (older) Ioniq on fire, at the parking lot of my workplace.

  • @jmdsservantofgod8405
    @jmdsservantofgod840525 күн бұрын

    Their trucks make my dog go crazy!

  • @aliancemd

    @aliancemd

    25 күн бұрын

    What does this “specific” truck have to do with it. Dogs go crazy on anything with wheels basically

  • @Anomize23

    @Anomize23

    25 күн бұрын

    Noticed the same too. Its some particular noise it makes that we cant hear sometimes now that it’s quietly electric.😂

  • @Daahj
    @Daahj22 күн бұрын

    I worked at this warehouse lol these trucks break in like 500 miles. This is hilariously horseshit

  • @PyroShields

    @PyroShields

    16 күн бұрын

    Sure you work there. Try to come up with a better story.