The Rivian EV van is now available for sale to fleets other than Amazon. Rivian announced pricing and specs some time ago, and now we can directly compare it to other electric vans: Ford E-Transit and Mercedes-Benz eSprinter.
| Rivian 500 | Ford E-Ttransit Long EL H | Mercedes eSprinter | |
| Cargo | 487 cu-ft | 487.3 cu-ft | 488 cu-ft |
| Payload | 2,734 lbs | 3,330 lbs | 2,624 lbs |
| GVWR | 9,350 lbs | 9,500 lbs | 9,370 lbs |
| GCWR | 11,023 lbs | ||
| — | — | — | |
| Range | 161 miles | 103 miles | n/a |
| Charging | up to 100 kW | up to 115 kW | 115 kW |
| Battery | 68 kWh | 113 kWh | |
| Real World Effic. | 2.4 mi / kWh (TFLtruck) | 2.6 mi / kWh (Mercedes) | |
| — | — | — | |
| Wheelbase | 157.5 inch | 148 inch | 170 inch |
| Height | 114.7 inch | 110.4 inch | 107.1 inch |
| Length | 248.5 inch | 263.9 inch | 280.0 inch |
| — | — | — | |
| Power | n/a | 266 hp | 134 hp or 201 hp (+$3,430) |
| Torque | n/a | 317 lb-ft | 290 lb-ft |
| — | — | — | |
| Price | $83,500 | $59,720 | $71,886 (base) |
The new Rivian 500 and 700 Delivery EV vans will go on sale next year with priority going to large fleet customers first. AT&T recently announced a large order of Rivian vans. Small business orders will follow a bit later. The Ford E-Transit van has been on sale for some time now. The new Mercedes eSprinter goes on sale next year.
We will soon add information about the current BrightDrop EV van from General Motors. We do not have any detailed specs about the Ram eProMaster yet.
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