Advanced Battery Concepts: U.S. Automated Electric Truck Startup Solo AVT Picks Battery Supplier ABS

Silicon Valley startup Solo Advanced Vehicle Technologies has partnered with Michigan-based Advanced Battery Solutions (ABS) to develop battery packs for its new driverless electric heavy-duty truck, Solo AVT's chief executive told Reuters. "We're focused on decarbonizing the logistics industry," CEO and founder Graham Doorley said in an interview, adding the company is raising money to assemble its Class 8 truck, the SD1, in the United States.