The startup company was founded by former employees of Tesla, Lucid, and BYD and aims to start building its electric sports cars in the U.K. next year.

Longbow is also announcing the birth of the ... Davey’s and Tapscott’s CVs include stints at Tesla, Lucid, Polestar, and Chinese manufacturers, including Lucid Motors and BYD.

Ford is investing billions in Europe as it struggles to keep pace with the wave of Chinese and other low-cost EVs hitting the market. With another 4.4 billion euros ($4.8 billion) in funding ...