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Smith Electric Vehicles was a manufacturer of electric trucks. The company, founded in 1920 in the north of England, moved its headquarters to Kansas City, Missouri in 2011. In 2015, Smith idled its manufacturing and ...

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A defunct electric truck manufacturer that operated from 2009–2017 but failed to achieve commercial viability despite significant...

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Industry Electric Vehicle Manufacturing / Commercial Vehicles
2 named competitors
1 recent developments
11 analyst dimensions
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Smith Electric Vehicles Corp. Overview

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Smith Electric Vehicles was a manufacturer of electric trucks. The company, founded in 1920 in the north of England, moved its headquarters to Kansas City, Missouri in 2011. In 2015, Smith idled its manufacturing and it ceased all operations in 2017.

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Smith was a manufacturer of the world's largest range of zero-emission commercial electric vehicles, with gross vehicle weights (GVWs) from 3,500 to 12,000 kilograms. From 2010 to 2015, the company produced over 800 commercial electric fleet vehicles.

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Smith competed in the commercial electric vehicle market against established truck manufacturers and emerging EV startups. The company faced challenges scaling production and achieving profitability in a nascent market segment.

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Smith Electric Vehicles Corp. operates in Electric Vehicle Manufacturing / Commercial Vehicles.

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Founded: 1920 · Headquarters: Kansas City, Missouri

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Smith Electric Vehicles was a manufacturer of electric trucks. The company, founded in 1920 in the north of England, moved its headquarters to Kansas City, Missouri in 2011. In 2015, Smith idled its manufacturing and ...
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Smith Electric Vehicles Corp. has a Cyborg Score of 2/10 (Challenged). The score synthesizes business model, financials, leadership, competitive position, technology, marketing, and ESG dimensions across hundreds of data points.
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