Atlis Motor Vehicles, a startup mobility technology company, has signed a collaboration agreement with Australian Manufactured Vehicles (AMV) for the latter to source ATLIS XT pickups and complete right-hand drive production in Australia for sale in the Oceania and Southeast Asia market.
AMV is an Australian distributor for vehicles remanufactured to right-hand drive with Australia's largest service network, focusing on American pickups and muscle cars.
According to Atlis, AMV will purchase over 19,000 XT pickups through 2025 and provide expertise in compliance and certification and support in service and charging infrastructure for the Australian market.
Altis is developing a fully electric vehicle platform, proprietary battery cells and packs, and the necessary charging infrastructure to recharge a 500-mile range battery in less than 15 minutes. The XT prototype will be revealed this year, and production will begin in 2022, the company said.
Atlis' expertise in battery and EV design, development and manufacturing combined with AMV's competency in vehicle assembly and its truck market penetration in the market creates an ideal partnership. The vehicle maker will exclusively sell the XT pickup to AMV for distribution to its territory.
Mark Hanchett, CEO and founder, Atlis, said, 'Many traditional automakers have overlooked Australia when launching new EVs for a variety of reasons, but we see things differently. Our long-range, fast-charging electric work trucks are ideal for this market. We don't need legislative imperatives and other incentives to ship vehicles to Australia, and AMV knows how to get them into owners' hands.'
Eddie Kocwa, Managing Director, AMV, said, 'Atlis has an innovative product and a solid business plan that covers not only the vehicle production but also battery manufacturing and charging technology that is suited to Australia's conditions.'