Amazon.com (AMZN) has been quietly evaluating General Motors’ (GM) BrightDrop electric van, evidence that the e-commerce company continues to explore options to reduce the carbon emissions of its sprawling delivery operation, Bloomberg’s Matt Day and David Welch report. Amazon confirmed in a statement to Bloomberg that it was testing the vehicles. “We’re committed to having 100,000 electric delivery vehicles on the road by 2030, and we regularly test various vehicle options – including a small number of Chevrolet BrightDrops in our fleet,” Steve Kelly, a company spokesperson, said in an emailed statement. Shares of Rivian (RIVN) dropped over 6% following the news and are trading at $13.10.
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