Arrival Unveils Dedicated Ride-Hail Vehicle Prototype at TC Sessions: Mobility Event

The article discusses the electric vehicle (EV) company Arrival, which is working on a range of EVs including vans and buses. The company’s CEO, Denis Sverdlov, spoke at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022 about the company’s plans to make EVs more affordable and accessible.

Here are some key points from the article:

• Arrival is planning to produce 400-600 vans and low-volume production of buses in the second half of 2022.
• The company has collected 143,000 non-binding letters of intent and orders for its vehicles as of May.
• Arrival’s CEO, Denis Sverdlov, said that the company aims to make EVs more affordable by reducing the total cost of ownership through a "refreshing" process, where the vehicle is updated with new technologies without replacing it entirely.
• The company’s ride-hail van will be priced between an internal combustion engine and a competitive electric vehicle.
• Sverdlov noted that traditional automakers struggle to customize vehicles like Arrival’s, which can be produced at different volumes.

Other news from the article includes:

• General Motors and Honda partnered to build an affordable EV, which is expected to go for around $30,000.
• Arrival’s planned electric bus model has achieved certification in the European Union and is conducting closed course trials.
• The company expects to produce customer models of its bus by the second half of this year.

Overall, the article highlights Arrival’s efforts to make EVs more affordable and accessible, as well as the company’s progress on developing new products.