How EV startups aim to avoid Tesla's 'mass production hell'

Arrival microfactory Bicester, England — Mike Abelson, head of UK electric van and bus maker Arrival's North American operations, shows the production line robots at the startup's low-cost "microfactory" in Bicester, England. (REUTERS)

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Reuters

August 17, 2021 09:02 AM

BICESTER, England -- Electric car and van startups racing to become the next Tesla all want to avoid Elon Musk's journey through "manufacturing hell."

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