Was The Rivian Amazon Electric Van Actually Worth The Hype? (1 Year Review)

[@LaosHouse]

The air conditioning in the electric van will save me from heat stroke this summer

[@Mental_Illboy]

Thank you for your service sir.

[@tkelly830]

Chris does the rear cargo area have AC as well?

[@AMDRADEONRUBY]

​@@tkelly830Nope

[@2xkgamingdtx]

Theres no AC back there surprisingly

[@benjamin2151]

@@tkelly830it does but it don’t work for shi n its loud asf so nobody use it

[@Liquidsunn87]

i been doing deliveries for amazon for a year now and Rivian Van god tier for making the job easy for delivery everyday. the fact i don't have to use a car key and the truck auto lock when you walk away from it is just quality of life things i love about it. i wish my co workers treat the vans better but, other then that i can't go back to a regular van ever lol.

[@royliber3824]

I'm not working as a delivery driver or anything but all I can say is I hate how sometimes people use their workstations and leave them completely dirty. Like, your work area is basically your "breathing area" because you spend there usually more than 7 hours a day so might as well leave it clean and pick up after yourself. It will make the life of the one after you easier and in general improve everyone's day by just showing the workers care and i'm sure it takes literally half a minute to pick after yourself in a job like this.

[@KeepRowing247]

@@royliber3824wow. Elaborate more my friend. What type of rubbish are you walking into at the start of the shift? Are we talking empty bottles and candy wrappers? Crumbs and grease spots on the handles and touch screens? Spilt soda on the ground, sticky steps? All that would bug me too

[@LaosHouse]

I agree. I treat the vehicles like gold but I can't say the same for how my coworkers treat them 😅

[@nicholaswhitfield9341]

It's the same anywhere. I work for the railroad and guys will leave their bags of trash in the locomotives, sunflower seed or pistachio shells all over the floor under the seat, tons of wadded up empty ice bags in the cooler instead of just throwing them away, etc...

[@TedKidd]

What is the process for charging them?

[@bswizzle93]

As a fellow Amazon driver I despise how nasty and filthy my co-workers are, Its actually rather pathetic they leave these vans trashy like they do. I think they should start implementing penalties to drivers who had the vehicle last who trashed them, Maybe reduce their hours or give them a trashier van until they can learn basic common decency. Mini rant over lol loved the video Chris

[@observingrogue7652]

I was thinking that too, then thought about how hard they work, and what they may have gone through during a shift. I used to work for DutchX, a third party company doing deliveries for Amazon. They fired me, because I accidentally ignored their calls, when I was busy doing big deliveries at apartment buildings, over 4 floors up, no elevator, and the customer requested, or directly asked me to bring them upstairs, because they physically couldn't. One of my customers was disabled, and I always bring packages upstairs when requested, so they don't get stolen from the lobby. Which happens to my building. I basically got fired by DutchX for caring about my customers, and ignoring my managers' harassing calls, because I was focused on my job. Dispatcher didn't even tell me I was being called whenever I returned to the hub. I used 2 phones, and my hotspot phone in my bag, in the trailer, was the one they were calling. And for whatever reason, DutchX was phasing out private delivery vehicles owned by drivers, replacing them with these slow ebikes, pulling these big electrically assisted trailers. DutchX is such stupid, evil, abusive company. I would love to work for Amazon directly, but to my knowledge, they don't use quick ebikes to deliver smaller packages in NYC. It's trailers, vans like this, or walkers with handkarts. So I'm guessing Amazon couriers can be overworked & stressed out. Again, packages are being stolen from the lobby of my apartment building, so even I request mine be brought up to my door. But that has only happened twice, and one of them was UPS delivering my bicycle for Amazon. So I'm guessing some Amazon delivery people are too stressed out & rushed to also keep their vans clean?

[@pattycarljackson]

I work in a fulfillment center and its amazons fault workers are allowed to be so nasty, it’s quantity over quality.

[@ijxrxmy]

One way to solve this issue is to assign everyone to a vans. Always same person that has the same vans. Cleaner and less damaged vans

[@bswizzle93]

@@ijxrxmy True. Good thinking

[@LaosHouse]

thanks. At Fedex, you usually have a vehicle you drive for a majority of the week (which i miss).

[@SHO1989]

Kudos for being able to simultaneously deliver 400 packages to 150 stops and be able to video stops and narrate your experiences. I can't imagine having to focus on so much for so.ling a period and multitask like that and still do a good job at it all. Good work.

[@DBVintage]

I live in Southern California and I have never seen one of those. All of the Amazon delivery vehicles in my region are gas Ford. Transit.

[@bruschi8148]

Thats easy.. Work for usps with 800 stops 400 packages no ac no heat 40 year old vehicles and deliver the mail

[@SHO1989]

@@bruschi8148doesn't make it easy, just makes it less daunting by comparison. So glad I am older and don't have to compete in this new environment. You young guys have it tough. I hope you all can find your way through this modern competitive landscape. I sure couldn't.

[@bondgabebond4907]

@@bruschi8148 Yes, I spent 22 years driving the small Jeep and some ice cream truck. Finally got the LLV. Worst vehicle was the Ford Van, totally not setup for postal work. Love the LLV as long as there are no hills. I worked in Riverside, CA where there are plenty of hills. Those poor little engines were worked very hard, but they hung in there. I did have anywhere from 600 to 1,000 plus stops, depending on the route. These Amazon people have it easy. Hope his EV doesn't blow up on him. Time is ticking and the batteries are decaying as he drives. Still can't figure out why Amazon is delivering. Amazon added more vehicles on the road. The USPS would do the heavy work as we go to every stop 6-days a week delivering mail and 7-days a week for parcel delivery. What Amazon is doing is driving long distances just to deliver a tiny package. Too much waste.

[@collinkrum392]

@@bruschi8148yall are also union and get paid pretty well in comparison. Plus you have good benefits. I know you have to work your way to that point but still

[@MarlosCartinez]

I worked for Rivian testing and developing vehicles. It makes me happy to see how much you enjoy the EDV

[@mak4na8o8]

They are hella good, tho imo ac system should have been a little stronger. Other then that I love driving them

[@MarlosCartinez]

@@mak4na8o8 it used to be stronger but they tuned it down due to battery range. We tested them in AZ heat in the 115 to 125 range and i remember how cold it would blow even when it was scorching outside

[@jeffreyharvey8111]

You worked for Rivian. Why did you leave? Could it be that they are not going to be around much longer? Did you get laid off? Retire?

[@MarlosCartinez]

@@jeffreyharvey8111 i got laid off along with 6%

[@MarlosCartinez]

@@jeffreyharvey8111 i got laid off due to budget cuts, along with 6% of the company. All I can say is from my point of view is that it seemed like there was a lot of poor business and logical decisions being made from the top down. There was some solid engineering and design choices that were made at first and the performance of the vehicles was exceptionally better than most people would believe but changes were implemented in some areas where I believed to be counterproductive. Then again, I was just a test driver and I wasn’t the one running the business.

[@Matthewxie5505]

I thought that was piss bottle when I saw that lemonade 🤣🤣

[@BooleanDev]

definitely on purpose lol

[@YNW-DELI]

I made the mistake of accidentally drinking lemonade🥺. I thought it was piss 😫

[@Turnb11]

Piss isn't a solid white color bro

[@ShrekSwag]

@@Turnb11 maybe yours isnt but dont assume about others bro

[@BooleanDev]

@@Turnb11 it was light yellow

[@GuardianLords]

All the micro time savings with no keys, no engine start up, auto doors, GPS always on display is so good. The comfort to extend the stamina of the delivery drivers, going to electric to save gas and charge and walk away at the end of day, minimum maintenance. All looks like a good long term investment and a good productivity booster.

[@ziploc2000]

Agreed, even a few seconds saved on each delivery not having to turn the engine on and off, it all adds up. I worked as a delivery driver for UPS a decade ago, they wouldn't let us use GPS because they wanted us to mentally map out our routes. Glad that shit is over, at least for Amazon drivers, hopefully for other companies too. Let the technology do the route mapping and the driver can focus on safe driving.

[@fredbecker607]

Would have appreciated some of this tech at usps.

[@RT-mv7df]

This is where Electric is an optimal best fit and makes sense: scenarios with frequent start/stop and lot of miles traveled each day. It makes sense too for people who drive 15K+ miles each year in daily city/regional trips that can recharge the battery to full each night. Outside of those scenarios, as a vehicle with the most versatility and best cost/value ratio, it is not the best fit for a large portion of the population. This is just plain truth.

[@TraconWizard]

​@@RT-mv7df Just needs more time.

[@zr5640]

@@RT-mv7df Pretty much this, yeah. I hate that they push it so much from the energy saving angle, as if every home has an array of solar panels to charge them lol. That natural gas is still being burned at your local power plant to charge those vehicles.

[@DFluent]

"Guy's I exploited kiddos" I laughed so hard

[@observingrogue7652]

Me too. That's not their job.

[@tnickknight]

Actually the opposite.

[@Alltimefox]

Manipulation skill at its finest

[@air.internetH2O]

GOOD

[@DMSparky]

Respect your hustle bro. I once heard a saying that I liked “the harder I worked, the luckier I seemed to get!”

[@MrGphilli34]

I never would have believed I’d be so interested in a day in the life of an Amazon driver. But I was.

[@grbradsk]

The amount of optimization Amazon put into logistics of filling and moving parcels is astounding. Like the self locking doors when you walk away.

[@jonny5777]

Good on Rivian for listening to the drivers to make a van! Great company

[@2078smith]

When they came out with electric vehicles, i remember telling my girlfriend & other people, those vehicles are perfect for amzon, fedex & others. They're also perfect for the neighborhood mailman. Its alot of places them vehicles are perfect for. If ur not the type of person that like to travel, electric vehicle is good. My neighbor has a tesla & a solar power wall & it actually cost him $0.00 to charge it up.

[@dalestoltzfus6166]

I guess the Solar panels and batteries are free.

[@juliogonzo2718]

​@dalestoltzfus6166 yeah everyone forgets that part. Buy a 100k vehicle with a 40k solar and storage system for your 500k house and you can drive for free!

[@mondotv4216]

@@juliogonzo2718Or live in Australia and pay a more realistic $US600 a KW for a decent system. You guys get ripped off.

[@RamonInNZ]

@@juliogonzo2718 and have power in emergency times, if not supply it back to the local grid to help with any supply issues.

[@PeterLGଈ]

​@juliogonzo2718 and you're ignoring the fact that the solar system and battery run your house, dropping your monthly power bill to bugger all.

[@itstylerfpv]

the kids that helped you were too nice!

[@boringnoninterestingname65]

That AC is no joke the usps vans have them as well it’s a revolution for delivery staff 😂.

[@davidfrankel9267]

Nice that you can run the truck in the warehouse without choking everyone with fumes.

[@yrozzy]

So fun to watch you drive all around my neighborhood delivering packages! We appreciate you!

[@johnrichardson1949]

is it LI?

[@rajmohabe8412]

the lockers at 5:25 are such a good idea for apartments and stuff

[@SEVENTEENPOINT1]

As an apartment resident, I agree, they are pretty great as I can pick my package up whenever.

[@orion789]

What it tells you about the dominance of Amazon that at the cost of the landlord, a specified locker can be bought and installed.

[@spankeyfish]

There's a few Amazon and other companies' parcel lockers near where I live but I've never seen a private one.

[@bartosz5029]

funfact: not sure about other countries in europe, but in Poland theese lockers (called paczkomat,made by company InPost) are super popular, basically everywhere. Personally, I adore them and always choose them over a tradidtional delivery, and many people do.

[@SEVENTEENPOINT1]

@@bartosz5029 Yeah in the US they have them in grocery stores and convenience stores too. Very nice. But USPS and other mail companies use them too for all my packages.

[@justincrabtree6748]

Ive been a driver for about a month now and tbh im really enjoying it. Ive always like jobs that were physically challenging. Constantly moving makes time go by fast , keeps me in shape plus im making money. Get to vibe to music qll day and be outside(sucks when it rains tho😂)

[@mixingbowl3]

That lemonade in the bottle joke hit HARD, and I don't even work for Amazon.

[@kylespencer2192]

I'm from the town the Rivian's are made in so definitely rooting for their success

[@ran4sh]

Normal Pride!

[@kylespencer2192]

@@ran4sh yoooooo

[@chrisdortch954]

Im a driver that lives in the town that delivers to your town

[@barryf5479]

I own Rivian stock. I'm also rooting for their success.

[@benlake710]

Chris, thanks for a great video! First off, I appreciate you and everyone out there delivering packages every day. Even if people don't realize it, we all rely on these deliveries, it makes people's lives easier. A few weeks ago, my stove stopped working, and thanks to other KZbin videos I thought it was the igniter. Great videos on how to diagnose it and do the repair. Two days later, this obscure part arrived at my doorstep (from Amazon), and the next day after a replacing the part, my stove was working again! It was interesting to see your review of the electric van, and also a day in the life of a person making deliveries and all that you do. I started to notice places that looked pretty familiar, and then I saw stores in Clifton NJ off Route 3 that I've been to tons of times. I used to live in the area, so it was even nicer to see your video. Thanks again for the video and insight.

[@TenchiFox]

Glad to hear the Rivians are working out for ya! Now if only the Tucson area DSPs would switch over. They're mostly running raggedy beat-up Mercedes vans.

[@DreamcloudDesignsLampwork]

Chris, I had so much fun joining you on your delivery run! You're very polite! The children loved helping you out with the small packages! You've been delivering for a year with your EV van, fantastic! You're a valuable employee! You Didn't let Fed Ex persuade you to join them? (they were hiring) Good for You!! Amazon needs YOU! (I'M PRIME, SO I HAVE A STAKE in this, LOL). LOVED YOUR VIDEO! ...cute dog 🐶 you have 🎉

[@PhilfreezeCH]

It still amazes me Tesla never went and built a delivery van, it would have definitely been a better move than the Cybertruck.

[@wtmayhew]

Yes, Tesla really missed the boat by focusing so much mental energy on the Cybertruck which is for a rather small market of enthusiasts. There’re a huge, huge market for last mile delivery vans. For a young company, Rivian really hit a home run with the EDV. I believe all those micro time savings all day long and improved worker comfort will result in measurable savings for companies delivering with the EDV - the electric propulsion is almost secondary to the savings from features that could be on any type of van.

[@ayatollahlalalola]

Tesla makes very few rational decisions. The fanboys keep that company alive, for now.

[@travisjazzbo3490]

@@ayatollahlalalola Yeah... Tesla destroying in this business of EVs has no idea what it's doing at all. LOL

[@wtmayhew]

@@travisjazzbo3490 The various Models 3 since the highland design refresh are really good cars at an almost affordable price. Tesla almost has a lock on the electric sedan market inside the US, but globally there is fierce competition from the Chinese car makers whose cars, for now, aren’t quite as nice, but are much less expensive than Tesla’s cars. The US is a big automotive market, but it isn’t the global market. Tesla made a strategic error putting so much into developing the Cybertruck which can only be sold in a few national markets, while failing to develop a less expensive vehicle to sell globally.

[@joz534]

Tesla is an elitist car. Elon would never tolerate if delivery personel was using it.

[@MRCONCENTRATES]

Worked an 11 hour shift doing Deliveries, and I’m still watching you Chris 😂😂. Super entertaining!

[@LaosHouse]

We both live and breathe deliveries

[@MRCONCENTRATES]

@@LaosHouse Your Not wrong Chris 🫡📦 Great content bro 😆 👍🏼

[@eric2394]

Do u have ac in those vans?

[@darekmistrz4364]

5:09 take a screenshot of the QR code, go to Gallery and, zoom in, and move the QR code to part of the screen that is not damaged

[@johnmckay999]

Thanks!

[@MrHuff05]

Hey Chris we never got to see you take lunch. I always like to see what you get. Congratulations on almost getting 100k subs. Keep up the amazing work.

[@tubespring]

I enjoyed accompanying you on your route! It reminded me of my foot messenger days in the city where I had to travel about by bus and subway. You are very friendly.

[@GoHerping]

great vid, of course i gotta ask. how much battery do you use on average, and has the algorithm ever under estimated how much charge is needed to complete a shift?

[@arturoosornio9]

Didn't expect to see you on this channel 😂. You should become a driver it'd be great content for your channel 😄

[@LaosHouse]

Depending on factors like extreme cold/heat, blasting the a/c, route distance, I'll have 50-80% of battery left

[@P.Galore]

You have a wonderful disposition, are a hard cheerful worker and would be an asset to any company you choose to work for.

[@drewc.256]

17:00 “Guys I exploited children” the BEZOS would be proud @Chris Sing

[@LaosHouse]

😆

[@DavidBelanger-xl8ep]

Thanks for showing the Vivian in use and a day in your job video, very informative. I will start leaving water and snacks from now on! Thank you!

[@tommccarthy9140]

Does that dude in your standup meetings ever have a day off? I swear he's in every one of your videos 🤣

[@LaosHouse]

haha that's james. He's loud and gives the best stand up speeches. I think he was a pastor in his past life.

[@neilreid9005]

Thanks for this vid. My son was an Amazon delivery guy. I was wondering how you guys like the Rivian. You all work your butts off- seriously hard and demanding work for relatively modest pay. Young mans job for sure. Continued good luck to you.

[@victormercado278]

Not gonna lie... i was an amazon driver and it SUCKED! I tried. I honest to god tried. No lie. It was in NYC and i was sweating my ass off in the summer. Broken AC's. Overly sensitive devices that track you. They sent my ass to brooklyn. There were some narrow ass drives over there. So someone decided to pull out. So i had to back up about a foot or 2 to let them out. I had alot of packages on that block. The sensor recorded that and sent that to my boss. That counted towards my "points" are whatever. I was dying of heat stroke. And i had to climb multiple flights of stairs at complexes that had no elevator and i couldnt leave packages in the lobby. One building DID have a door man and she said it was ok. I had over 50 packages for him and there was a huge ass pile. I was so happy for that lol I had to carry about 300 pounds of kitty liter up 5 flights of stairs because... no elevator. I was in yhe worst neighborhoods while my other co-workers had the best routes. I understand not everyone can have the same thing. I completely get that. BUT DAMN! It sucked ass. I swear it was the worst job i ever had. When it came to my lunch break where they force you to log out of the system or whatever. I was still droping off packages. In fact other people told me to do that un order to finish my load quicker. Then if you finished your route they made you do someone elses route!!! So if i got done by 2 or 3 they would give me 150 more packages from someone else to do there share. Jesus christ. I hated it. Then they wanted people to sign up to drive the even bigger trucks. Not the vans but the trucks for an extra dollar an hour. Anyway. All im saying is that i didnt have this guys experience. Not at all. AND every other road was under construction AND most of the highway exits and entrances. This must be a "small town". Cuz NYC kicked my ass. So i obviously switched to work in the warehouse they set up the packages. Not deliever them shortly afterwards. This made me vow to never take a job delivering anything to anyone ever again. Edit: if he is happy with it then im happy for him. I just wanted to convey my horrible experience.

[@markellii3093]

NYC just sucks in general, no job there can be pleasant.

[@SpongeBob.Ripped]

Sounds 500% terrible so yes wtf not worth the money

[@victormercado278]

@@SpongeBob.Ripped yeah i mean, if someone is happy with it then thats fine. But for me. Me, personally i hated it. It did not work out. And i honestly swore off of any type of job that was delivering shit to other people. It sacred me straight. So no fedex. No UPS. No trucking. No nothing.

[@jasonruiz919]

sorry to hear that man, I deliver in Utah and its all houses and suburbs over hear. the roads are pretty big and easy to navigate, even downtown. I've been to NYC and I saw some amazon drivers, i cant imagine how they do it over there, the streets are crap so i understand that, overall i think you just got a crappy city. My experience has been pretty alright, i have good dispatchers too. If i was you, I'd probably quit as well lmao.

[@victormercado278]

@@jasonruiz919 yeah dude i was praying for the suburbs and thats what i signed on for, BUT apparently in their ultimate wisdom, they decided that Jersey would take over staten island and Staten island would take over brooklyn and manhattan. I swear man i was pissing brown. I had the pee bottles i swear to god. Also when i was in a jewish neighborhood they asked me to turn off some of their lights as it was apart of their custom for a specific holiday or practice. Im not too familiar with their culture. BUT i remember it clearly. The sun was setting in the late after noon. I was running with a cart full of packages. I think i had 80 or so. I was sweating bullets and the sidewalk was not at all level. So they asked me to turn off a few lights. I asked if they were sure. They said yeah. I turned off their lights. Maybe 3. Gave them their package. And left with a piece of cake that they gave me. I thanked them. I went outside and within 6 seconds the cake was gone. I swallowed it. That gave me the strength to finish my route. After that i finished my route. Then i got stuck in traffic from the tailend of brooklyn and went ALL the way back to the island. I swear to jesus. It was a bunch of bullshit. Also here is the kicker. Aparently the same week i was hired was the week that they switched to downtown brooklyn and i had NO IDEA until i was going over the bridge! I was pissed off!! Here i am expecting suburbs and a few places of business and INSTEAD im sent to the crack head neighborhoods. I parked on the side of the road. And some lady was yelling at me. I said "what?" And she was telling me not to park there because i would get ROBBED! I had to delivery what i can only assume was about 2 thousand dollars in that area. Fuck. That. Shit.

[@taylors4243]

i spent a couple years punking amazon on social media into buying the rivians as i had been working with rivian for my fleet. im glad you all are enjoying them

[@Javier90001]

Been waiting for another video from one of my fav amazon/fedex vlogger.

[@LaosHouse]

I gotchu

[@AVB40000]

I hope you'll still do videos after you leave Amazon, I love just seeing your positive attitude so much.

[@leedaniels7196]

Hey Chris,stay cool and hydrated out there!.And you’re nearing the 100k mark!.😊

[@LaosHouse]

we''re closing in

[@MrRossi1805]

Me, as a German, I liked to see this American Cities and Villages! Thank you! They look very nice 😊

[@racebike6160]

Hey Chris, Thanks for providing your videos. I think you give an interesting perspective on Amazon's package delivery operations. It's so cool because I'm a loyal Amazon customer as well. Keep up the good work. A new subscriber here :)

[@livestreamfailclips]

Always a good day when Chris uploads

[@LaosHouse]

appreciate it fam

[@DV-tc1yr]

I love Amazon. Thank you for what you do. I appreciate it.

[@CoolioJoe100]

So I was an Amazon driver for a year, then switched to FedEx, and I definitely enjoy it more just for the positive work environment and the fact that they trust you and treat you like an adult. And having an actual scanner instead of a barely functioning phone using the Flex app is amazing. I know you used to work at FedEx. Do you prefer Amazon? If so, why? (Driving the EDVs is a valid reason haha. I do definitely miss that)

[@LaosHouse]

Long term I would choose FedEx but I heard Fedex is slowly turning into Amazon (pictures on delivery, ai cameras, ect.)

[@brodriguez11000]

@@LaosHouse Thank porch thieves for that. Some just have to spoil it for others, hence the proliferation of storage lockers.

[@EddieArafa]

Those lovely kids are so polite, I wish them and their parents all the best!

[@lb5428]

Man we missed ya… glad to see you doing great!!

[@LaosHouse]

good to see you guys are still here 🥰

[@FatTourist]

As a software engineer stuck behind a desk for 8 hours minimum a day, this video is a breather, god what an awesome job, the van is too wholesome too

[@lazykasoku5590]

Drove the thing for 3-4 months and loved it. Miss driving it but definitely not the package.

[@LaosHouse]

It's definitely an experience

[@jbrown7403]

Great video! I’m a Rivian fan and nice that their van is working really well. 👍 Also fascinated by Amazon logistics and you provided a lot of great insight!

[@pinoyboy3552]

i immediately understood what you meant when you compared the window sticker to the GameStop pre-owned sticker

[@LaosHouse]

I just wanted my cases to look nice 😆

[@Daryl3737]

Really appreciate the insight into your job!

[@Woodsyhikes]

Dude that package organization is giving me fits lol😂 I’m always interested to see how other DAs organize their packages for upcoming stops. Can you explain how you organize them and why? I’m genuinely interested. 😊 Edit: lol yeah you just have a lot of bags and overflow and you are making it work. Bravo! 👏

[@LaosHouse]

my last video (30 minutes in stepvan) I go a little more in depth on how I organize. The main goal is find a package within 20 seconds after getting to a stop

[@stefanegger]

You could maybe screenshot the screen and move it to a non damaged section. Also you should tear off the protective film on your windshield, it could block your view. Apply some heat to remove it properly. You are very nice driver, man.

[@FSXNOOB]

In the US, you leave the package at the door, take a photo, and you're finished? I'm definitely living on the wrong side of the world, it wouldn't last 120 seconds here.😂

[@simonyapp]

I was also impressed by that, not even ringing the bell. I guess most people get a notification

[@Tech21101]

It's somewhat a point of contention here. A lot of people complain about how Amazon drivers never knock, but at the same time it's part of how drivers are able to keep up with the insane amount of packages they are handed, making every second count.

[@jimarcher5255]

150 sec. In US.

[@kingsmen2061]

South Africa by any chance?

[@rteune2416]

@@simonyapp We get an notification on all the Alexa Echo devices and an email on the phone. Also I get a live notification from my door camera when someone is in front off it.

[@tinacatharinaeden2711]

Wow, that is an awesome van! Finally a much nicer work environment for delivery employees. I don't know where you are located but I live in Arizona and always feel so bad for the UPS drivers in the over 100 degrees heat. We don't have Amazon drivers in this rural area.

[@norcalpacific]

165 stops? I did some rough math based on an 8-hour shift a short 30 minute lunch break and a 10 minute break. That's one package every 2 minutes and 39 seconds. Crazy with driving time, parking, finding the package in the back, walking back and forth, etc...

[@comicrandomness3289]

A lot of overtime.

[@farmerpete6274]

You are a hard working guy - well done! regards from UK

[@bigbtv3773]

Your route is my neighborhood! Looking forward to seeing you be my delivery driver!

[@uxwbill]

You seem like a very happy, upbeat person who loves what they do. Good on you! It's a shame other people are taking such poor care of the vans.

[@PlayNoCommentary]

amazon drivers need to get paid more

[@jorge7246]

At least respected more. My DSP treats everyone like shit since we all easily replaceable

[@robertotr]

Mine just completed 5 years and there are drivers working there for the 5 years. It's not a bad company indeed.

[@LaosHouse]

💯

[@UV_Lightning]

@@LaosHousebe careful 🤫🤫🤫

[@deliveryman294]

Amazon is making BILLIONS and the employees deserve a fail share of the pie.

[@alonsoavalos598]

I hope you continue to make KZbin videos for many years to come. I love the person you are. Would be a cool friend to have.

[@LaosHouse]

thank you

[@BiggHoss]

Amazon seems to be the most soulless draconian place ever made. It reminds me of a movie about humans being taken over by robots

[@juanmortaco831]

You should stop buying from there then?

[@BiggHoss]

@@juanmortaco831 who says I do buy from them

[@peskypaws_]

​@@juanmortaco831 everyone should.

[@doc-vg9lq]

say what u want but there aren't many easy to get jobs that pay $20 an hour like Amazon. most jobs that pay that amount require at least some expertise in something. well, unless u live in California and get paid more but are poorer because everything costs so much.

[@BiggHoss]

@@juanmortaco831 Who said I buy from them?

[@Kangenpower7]

Great video! Thanks for editing out the boring parts. Bring more water, especially if Amazon is paying for the water!

[@houthat]

love to see you upload bro

[@LaosHouse]

thanks for commenting bro

[@davidphantom7350]

You sold me, I'm buying the Rivian R2 when it comes out!

[@MrBigcat1993]

Bro! I heard you quitting Amazon!! 😢 I love your Amazon grinds like you put us out there to the world that delivering grinding is not easy. 😢

[@LaosHouse]

Agreed. It's not easy

[@fourthdimensionfilms33]

Appreciate the videos, updates and much more. More so appreciate you my friend for what you do!

[@technerdy]

i call them the pixar vans lol i love when i see them. reminds me of a disney movie design.

[@Mfury001]

What is your battery at after 130 stops? I've been delivering for just over 3 years now using pickup trucks with space caps on them, mid sized white vans and now the larger ford amazon vans with touch screens and keyless fobs which are the best. We are very pressured in Canada to always try and hide the package at porch areas to minimize theft, it's in the first training video we are shown. I do the same amount of 120 to 150 stops.

[@zacharyeversole]

Not the forbidden lemonade 😂

[@tim3612]

Saw an electric Amazon van with the rear tires bald. Must be fun

[@DPWian]

“Chicka chicka chicka Slim Shady Hotter than a set of twin babies In a Mercedes Benz with the windows up When the temp goes up to the mid-80s Callin men ladies Sorry Doc, but I been crazy There's no way that you can save me It's okay, go with him, Hailie (Dada?)”

[@jasperdreamer9342]

Hi Chris I’ve been watching your channel since you started Amazon and I have subbed to your channel your the best Amazon vlogger on KZbin I’m an Amazon delivery driver too

[@jbingbao]

let’s go new vid

[@LaosHouse]

ayyy you already know!

[@udojahn8538]

In June 24 I saw that EDV in Berlin-Spandau the first time huming along the small 3m lane between the gardens. I did some gardening and enjoyed the elegance of that big pack hovering by. Thank you for sharing your work day in few pictures using that nice utility.

[@i_i8924]

16:40 HEY KID WANTA WORK FOR BEZOS?

[@air.internetH2O]

well. bezos from texas. its tradition 😁

[@jerrygaynor4384]

I worked for a LTL company for 25 years and they used to have us driving a different trucks every day. Which like you said there are some nasty people that gets in them and leaves trash, food and sticky crap on the steering wheels and would piss us off!!! And you would have to check the damage in the morning so you don't get accused of it. They finally assigned us our own trucks to drive every day, and it made it a whole better.

[@td4940]

As a Rivian investor, good to hear the workers love the van. I still wonder what is the bottom line of cost of owner ownership compared to ICE vehicles.

[@rahulshah1408]

It's good to see delivery drivers treated better than before. My drivers bring me happiness at least once a week. Now for the warehouse side.

[@DroneAdventures91]

It's bizarre to me that in the USA you just dump packages on the doorstep 😂

[@jamesjrovira]

That's the way it should be for all online orders. If you want human interaction, go to a shop!

[@robertheinkel6225]

Unfortunately, porch pirates then steal the packages. Some follow the truck, and steal them as fast as they are dropped off.

[@juliogonzo2718]

​@@robertheinkel6225I live in a smallish city in Canada. Couple years ago a courier was making deliveries and started driving and heard a noise so they stopped to investigate. Soon as they got out someone jumped in and took the van. They prob stuck a bottle in the tire or something. The van was found a short distance away missing two packages. Someone knew what was in there. Prob weed or firearms.

[@Geckogold]

@@robertheinkel6225 Probably why Amazon has their drivers take a picture of the package as they drop it off, so you can see they really delivered it. Unfortunately nothing they can do once the package is delivered.

[@borshardsd]

Great content! Ty for the video.

[@hansbacker]

0:48 the speech seems like a Blackmirror intro

[@DeepPastry-m7d]

Thing I love, no directionless ear piercing backup beeping. Instead, the direction locating interrupted white noise backup sounder.

[@adam171fn]

i wouldnt drink that if I were you 0:15

[@Wildman-zh8lg]

You do know It is staged

[@StoneColdSteveAustin316.]

watching your videos bring essential nourishment to my soul OH HELLL YEAHHHH!!!!!

[@dzzope]

As a delivery driver I'm jealous of 2 main things on the rivian (though are much more common in US anyway) The access to the rear from the cab and the sliding passenger door and being able to step out rather than climb out while trying to not get pulled out by the door on windy days. Would save me so much time and effort climbing in and out every stop. Not that its hard but couple hundred times a day adds up real fast on top of being manual so thousands of clutch uses too and my knees aren't getting younger.. The proximity locking on the keyless system is nice too but I deliver in rural area so not so important for me

[@danieldelacruzcamacho4894]

Bro package dumped 5:36 💀 I’m like that too

[@keithsuggs7935]

Truly awesome vehicle! Must be why a driver delivered my package and waited for a fuel powered Ford Transit van to transfer half his load so he could hopefully make it back to the warehouse. He said 10-15 miles ago it said he had 162 miles of range left. When he got to my house he only had 58.

[@SchmittyMagoo]

I could never drive a vehicle that reeks of cigarette smoke. Your a hard worker thanks for the video.

[@comicrandomness3289]

Try piss. Someone left a leaking bottle of pee. It got all over the cup holder. At that point I'd take cigar smoke.

[@TSinRM]

As an Amazon customer living in an HOA, I appreciate how quiet the EDVs are and reduced exhaust emissions from them versus diesel delivery vehicles. Glad to hear that they are a hit with Amazon drivers.

[@brentwells6123]

I appreciate the work you do !

[@YouKnowGeo]

Just got laid off after 4yrs being with Amazon. Start fedex tomorrow 😅

[@Ghosst14]

ooof fedex don’t play around have fun delivering safes & refrigerators without a dolly 😭

[@YouKnowGeo]

@@Ghosst14 u worked for fedex?

[@Ghosst14]

@@YouKnowGeo yeah for a few months i didnt like it because of that reason alone & the load is just as heavy as amazon it was unbelievable how heavy a lot of the packages were they will teach you how to carry them too but it all depends on your company of course

[@Alltimefox]

You have experienced driving. Get that resume for UPs! That’s what I’m doing in the future

[@v2vortex]

Good to see you Chris... You lucky dog... I had that route you have now.....easy pizey..... I was given the warning I am to moved back to my first route in Paterson....Here we go again climbing fences and walls....😂 Nice job on Top DA....Did you get anything good as a gift?

[@milhooz]

Still cannot wrap my mind around the fact that you guys are just dropping parcels on the front porch. In Europe we have standard mailboxes locked with keys which can contain most of parcels and if the parcel is too big, the delivery guy will ring the bell or if we are not at home, he will put it somewhere safe after calling us, we would never leave a parcel in such a open and visible place.

[@sc1338]

Too many criminal migrants in Europe I guess

[@jerrellbevers6071]

Theft will be the downfall in the long run.

[@comicrandomness3289]

America is awesome. I've met 2 British people before, one lived here and the other was visiting. I talked to both of them and the one who lived here said he knew he was a redneck at heart. He owned a house with a mustang and jeep and a pick up truck. The one who was visiting told me he was surprised at how friendly people were because the media shows us being loud all the time. He did say our roads could be better and i agree. Too much traffic in southern California. The usa is a big country. Many different places to live.

[@yeeterooni7352]

In most places you can trust people. It's rare for packages to be stolen from anywhere but large cities or sketchy areas. Even then it's rare.

[@russmartin4189]

Would have been interesting if you did it during a Northeaster blizzard.

[@cobratuner]

The way he refers to “the algorithm” is kinda creepy. Like some overlord type shit lol.

[@ziploc2000]

Nevertheless that's how it's done. Each route is calculated based on the length and number of packages to deliver, as a loop out from and back to the hub. There could be a dozen or more routes from each hub, and every day they'll be different. You just can't manually and efficiently work out that kind of complexity, you need a computer algorithm.

[@Haarschmuckfachgeschafttadpole]

Algorithms are just math.

[@johndo3760]

Lmaoo your comment made me imagine like a brain floating in a vat water and he’s the master algorithim

[@sirdiealott]

I liked the all around cameras on the EV. The amount I could snake through some narrow spots with those was so good. I did one really narrow spot I shouldn't have, then a bit later in the regular van and thought to myself "How da fuq did I get the EV through this?" They are great on main streets but uggggggghhhh in tight apartment parking lots and narrow streets. We serviced a couple towns that the regular van barely fit, let alone the Rivian.

[@i_i8924]

13:08 Rude, she didn't hold the door

[@NutellaYummy716]

She probably have a bad day

[@LaosHouse]

😡