Marchner, vice president of Amazon Transportation Services, said in a statement. "All logistics stakeholders -- from manufacturers to energy companies and operators -- must therefore continue to invest, experiment and innovate. Amazon has multiple initiatives underway to decarbonize its transportation sector. In 2019 it purchased 100,000 electric vans from Rivian to electrify its fleet of delivery trucks. But Electric vehicles would be less ideal on long-haul routes through rural areas, which would lack battery-charging infrastructures. Quote