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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Alex Lawson

Electric vans startup Arrival to cut 800 jobs amid focus on US market

A prototype electric van by Arrival.
A prototype electric van by Arrival in Banbury in 2021. Photograph: Nick Carey/Reuters

The British electric vans startup Arrival is cutting 800 jobs, about half its remaining workforce, to reduce costs as it seeks extra funding and plans US expansion to take advantage of green energy subsidies.

The troubled electric vehicle maker said “approximately 50%” of the company’s 1,600-strong global workforce would leave the company.

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