Amazon orders 100,000 electric trucks that will be built in Illinois

To help reduce its climate impact, Amazon is taking some of its first steps in replacing its delivery trucks with electric alternatives.

The tech giant announced Thursday that it is ordering 100,000 electric delivery trucks from Michigan-based Rivian, which will manufacture its vehicles at a factory in downstate Normal, Illinois.

The Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) order is the largest Rivian has received to date, and the company says it expects to begin deploying its trucks to Amazon in 2021.

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