Ashton Bennett spent several years in the Israeli army and made money working in cybersecurity. He didn't have much in common with Tesla founder Elon Musk—until he decided to launch his own EV company in Tilbury, Essex, called Tevva Motors a decade ago.
After years of operating in the U.K. and earning approval to mass-produce trucks for the likes of British postal service Royal Mail, Bennett's company will move its headquarters to the States.
