Electric vehicle startup Canoo has picked a site in Pryor to be the location for its electric vehicle plant that will employ nearly 2,000 workers.
Newly appointed CEO Tony Aquila announced the selection during the company’s investor day presentation, a day set aside after Canoo became a publicly traded company through a merger with SPAC.
The Canoo plant will be located on a 400-acre site at Pryor’s MidAmerica Industrial Park where a number of manufacturing and logistics businesses are located.
“It’s a hub that we think is going to grow like crazy,” Aquila said. “In addition to that, it puts you dead center for logistics and movement across North America, so you can get anywhere, same day and back is pretty important.”
Canoo expects to deliver its first EV in the last quarter of 2022. Its announcement also revealed it is partnering with Netherlands-based contract manufacturer VDL Nedcar which will handle the initial production as the Oklahoma factor is under construction.
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