EV startups hunt for low-cost roads to mass production

Toby Sutton-Pratt, head of composites at UK electric van and bus maker Arrival’s low-cost ‘microfactory’ shows the startup’s in-house developed moulding machines, in Bicester, Britain. — Reuters

BICESTER, England: Electric car and van startups racing to become the next Tesla Inc all want to avoid Elon Musk’s journey through “manufacturing hell”.

But electric vehicle firms such as UK van company Arrival SA and Fisker Inc are taking very different roads to overcome the challenges of profitable mass production that almost broke Tesla.