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The best news from the world of EV

Good morning and welcome back to The Fast Charge, the electric motoring newsletter. My name is Tom Riley and I’ll be your host.

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In the news…

NEW ARRIVAL: Britain’s white van man is getting electrified. The relatively new automotive startup, Arrival (founded in 2015), has revealed a new van they hope to be in production by 2022. The van will be assembled at a new facility in Bicester, creating around 200 new jobs in the first year. Arrival has already received orders valued at £820 million (made up of 10,000 from postage company UPS). To this point, Arrival is perhaps best known for designing electric buses which have also recently begun testing on First Bus routes. Arrival’s new van model, …