Mullen Automotive has announced that it has received an order of 1,000 vehicles from Randy Marion Automotive Group for the company’s Class 3 EV cab chassis trucks. 18 companies operating within the UK’s electric vehicle charging industry have launched ChargeUK, a new trade association with a total of more than £6 billion set to be invested in the UK’s charging infrastructure up to 2030. The founding members are: Australian diversified miner South32 plans to develop its Arizona, US-based manganese oxide deposit as a way to increase its exposure to increased demand from the growing battery sector. Geely’s Zeekr has joined Tesla in moving to a Giga-press design for the production of large vehicle components such as the underbody section for…