They have A LOT of them but really only ~20% of their fleet. Hopefully this will encourage them to accelerate that transition. There’s also “Amazon Flex” which hires contractors like Uber.
Amazon made 80 billion in operational income (after all expenses, pre-tax) in 2025, this is 0.001% of that. It’s like fining a person making $31k a year $3.10.
Any fines that go towards the people are good fines for a company like Amazon, but it’s not enough
I doubt that Amazon is slow rolling it. Demand for EV trucks is insane. I was working on procuring some in a different industry a couple years ago, and we just could not get them in any meaningful quantity. Lead times were years out. I think we actually got one during the time I was on the project.
They have A LOT of them but really only ~20% of their fleet. Hopefully this will encourage them to accelerate that transition. There’s also “Amazon Flex” which hires contractors like Uber.
Amazon made 80 billion in operational income (after all expenses, pre-tax) in 2025, this is 0.001% of that. It’s like fining a person making $31k a year $3.10.
Any fines that go towards the people are good fines for a company like Amazon, but it’s not enough
I think you may have replied to the wrong person.
I think it’s to suggest that this fine won’t do anything to motivate Amazon to go full electric.
That is what I was suggesting
It will, along with many many other factors that are already driving the transition.
I doubt that Amazon is slow rolling it. Demand for EV trucks is insane. I was working on procuring some in a different industry a couple years ago, and we just could not get them in any meaningful quantity. Lead times were years out. I think we actually got one during the time I was on the project.
To hear my brother who works at a legacy manufacturer, nobody wants them so they’re not worth building. 🙈
Rivian is already selling to other companies. Amazon could have very well paid them to remain exclusive until they completed their fleet.