Overview
- The custom EV debuted on November 13, 2025, and was featured prominently in the January 29 Season 22 episode during a training ride-along.
- Rivian converted one of its Commercial Vans into a working ambulance over roughly seven months with filming-specific changes including removable roof and wall panels, added side entry, double rear doors, and custom lighting.
- Producers replaced on-set diesel units to eliminate fumes and reduce noise during takes, though the van’s pedestrian warning hum was disabled for filming, making the on-screen configuration not street legal.
- The project followed an approach from Walt Disney Co.’s Climate Sustainability Department, whose funds helped initiate the EV ambulance effort.
- The collaboration highlights Rivian’s growing commercial-van footprint, with Amazon’s long-term 100,000-van order, more than 35,000 EDVs deployed by last October, new non-Amazon clients, and a recent NHTSA-noted OTA fix for a seat-belt issue affecting 34,824 vans.