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British start-up Arrival will scale back production of its van after half-year financial report

Electric vehicle maker Arrival is gambling that small sites, a ‘Lego-block’ manufacturing system and lots of robots will bring it success

Arrival, the UK-based electric vehicle start-up, has confirmed it will launch a purpose-built electric car for the ride-hailing industry. The car will make its debut later this year, before entering production in late 2023. The project is a collaborative effort between Arrival and the American ride-hailing service, Uber. It also ties in quite neatly with the latter company’s Clean Air Plan, which will see all of its London drivers make the switch to an EV by 2025. Uber has already raised £13...