ElectraMeccanica Vehicles Corp. announced the appointment of Mr. Joseph Mitchell as Chief Operating Officer of the Company, effective on April 1, 2022. Mr. Mitchell brings decades of experience in the automotive industry and most recently served as the Chief Executive Officer at Phoenix Motorcars, a subsidiary of SPI Energy, a global renewable energy company and provider of solar storage EV solutions.

Mr. Mitchell was responsible for full P&L, strategic and business planning, operation planning and creating the product roadmap for Phoenix Motorcars. Previously, he served as President, CEO and a director of UQM Technologies Inc.