This Right-Hand Drive Mail Van Is A Rivian Underneath

Canada, meet your next electric mail van.

Morgan Olson C250e (based on the Rivian ECV platform)

Iulian Dnistran

By: Iulian Dnistran

Mar 11, 2024 at 1:00pm ET

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This is the Morgan Olson C250e. It’s the all-electric version of JB Poindexter & Co’s newest step-van that was designed specifically for Canada Post, and while the name might not ring a bell, the fact that it’s actually a Rivian underneath its square-like body might make an eyebrow or two rise among enthusiasts.

That’s because Rivian partnered with JBPCO to sell more units of its Commercial Van (RCV), albeit as a barebones platform this time around and not a fully-finished product.

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Rivian diversifies its portfolio

Rivian is known for its high-priced R1T and R1S all-electric adventure vehicles, but this past week has shown that the California-based EV maker is doing everything it can to diversify its portfolio.

The R2, R2, and R3X stole the headlines last week, but there was a fourth Rivian-based vehicle that debuted last week, in the form of a boxy mail van.

Late last year, Rivian ended its exclusivity agreement with Amazon over the vehicle that was previously known as the Electric Delivery Van (EDV), meaning the American EV maker could sell its zero-emissions commercial vehicle to any company. The first big customer was AT&T, and now Morgan Olson tapped Rivian to marry the underlying platform of the RCV with the C250 body.

Gallery: Morgan Olson C250e based on the Rivian Electric Commercial Van platform

Morgan Olson C250e (based on the Rivian ECV platform)

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The RCV’s guts might potentially be the base for more Morgan Olson vehicles, like smaller grocery delivery and other Class 2B applications that have a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) between 8,510 and 10,000 pounds. “What you're seeing [with the C250e] is a starting point,” Jacob Larimore, senior director of business development at JBPCO’s innovation hub EAVX, told FleetOwner. “We're hopeful that it will continue to evolve."

Even though Rivian’s exclusivity clause with Amazon is dead, its deal to manufacture and deliver 100,000 electric delivery vans by 2030 isn’t. Last year, more than 10,000 of the company’s battery-powered commercial vehicles were roaming the streets of the United States and Germany delivering parcels for Amazon.

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