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Announcements, agreements and milestones from Tembo e-LV.

Collage of Sarao–Tembo electric jeepney demonstrations in Naga City, with visitors boarding via a ramp and meeting the team

Latest11 Aug 2026

Sarao–Tembo Electric Jeepney Program Advances in Naga City Following Demonstrations and Stakeholder Engagement

Demonstrations for the Naga City Council and talks with Bicol Region transport cooperatives move the Sarao–Tembo electric jeepney programme forward.

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White Tembo Tusker single-cab electric ute with alloy tray on display in a car park as visitors view other electric vehicles

News30 Apr 2026

Tembo Tusker Presented to Australian Council and Fleet Operators

Four people pose with a Tembo Tusker electric dual-cab ute and another white dual-cab ute outside a workshop

News16 Jan 2026

Tembo Secures Strategic Partnership in US$11 Billion Australian Utility Pick-Up Truck Market with EV Industry Leader HMBEV

Tembo electric Land Cruiser 70 single-cab ute in desert, with Nasdaq listing headline and VivoPower, Tembo and Cactus logos

News29 Dec 2025

Tembo Achieves Key Business Combination Milestone for Nasdaq Listing: Submission of F-4 Registration to SEC

World map of Tembo locations in Canada, USA, UK, Netherlands, UAE, Kenya and Australia, featuring the new Nairobi office

News22 Dec 2025

Tembo opens new office in Nairobi, Kenya

Tembo and AVA agreement graphic with photos of Matthew Nestor and Matt Lloyd signing in Mombasa, plus partner logos

News31 Oct 2025

VivoPower’s Tembo to Accelerate Africa Expansion in Definitive Agreement with AVA, East Africa’s Largest Vehicle Assembler

Ripple coin and RLUSD lettering over a jeepney on a street, with VivoPower, Tembo and Ripple logos announcing RLUSD payments

VivoPower’s Tembo to Accept Ripple USD (RLUSD) Stablecoin for Payments

Tembo electric Land Cruiser 70 single-cab ute cresting a sand dune, with VivoPower and Energi logos and investment headline

News18 Aug 2025

VivoPower’s Tembo e-LV Subsidiary on Track for $200 Million Enterprise Value Investment from Energi Holdings via SPAC Transaction

Giraffe beside an ivy-covered lodge among trees, with VivoPower, Tembo and The Safari Collection logos

News28 Apr 2025

Tembo Secures Definitive Order from The Safari Collection in Africa

Tembo electric Land Cruiser 70 ute climbing a sand dune, with Saudi flag and VivoPower, Tembo and Green Watt logos

News11 Apr 2025

Tembo Signs Definitive Distribution Agreement with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Green Watt Worth up to an Estimated US$85 Million over 5 Years

Tembo-liveried electric Land Cruiser single-cab in sandy scrubland, with takeover update headline, VivoPower and Energi logos

VivoPower Provides Further Updates with Respect to Non-Binding US$180 Million Takeover Proposal and Business Unit Spin-Offs

Tembo electric Land Cruiser 70 single-cab ute in the desert with VivoPower, Tembo and Cactus logos and US$904m CCTS headline

News21 Mar 2025

Tembo e-LV Progresses Business Combination Agreement with CCTS at a Combined Enterprise Value of US$904m

Workers in hard hats fitting parts under a raised vehicle on an assembly line, with VivoPower, Tembo and AVA logos

News18 Mar 2025

Tembo Signs Heads of Agreement with East Africa’s Leading Vehicle Assembler, Associated Vehicle Assemblers Ltd (AVA)

Asilia safari vehicle with guests beside resting lions at sunset, with VivoPower, Tembo and Asilia logos

News12 Feb 2025

Tembo signs definitive supply agreement with pre-eminent African safari operator Asilia Africa

Bitcoin and Ripple coins on a keyboard, with headline on Tembo accepting Bitcoin, Ripple and Dogecoin payments

News31 Jan 2025

Tembo to Accept Bitcoin ($BTC), Ripple ($XRP), and Dogecoin ($DOGE) for Payments from Customers and Partners

White Tembo Tusker single-cab electric ute at a building site, with headline on orders and deliveries for February 2025

News23 Jan 2025

Tembo Tuskers order and deliveries on schedule for February 2025, from Sydney, Australia

Tembo electric Land Cruiser 70 single-cab ute in the desert, with headline on EUV25 EPower kits at Automechanika Dubai 2024

Tembo to launch EUV25 EPower kits for LandCruisers at Automechanika Dubai 2024, with an estimated 60,000 attendees from 160 countries

VivoPower and Tembo logos with headline on full on-road homologation for the Tembo Tusker, beside a white Tusker ute

News18 Nov 2024

VivoPower’s Tembo Secures Full On-Road Homologation for Its Tembo Tusker 100% Electric Vehicles in US$10bn Australasian Pick-Up Truck Market

Two men beside a Sarao jeepney with VivoPower, Sarao Motors and Tembo logos announcing their jeepney partnership

Tembo announces definitive agreement with pre-eminent jeepney group, Sarao Motors, in the Philippines’ estimated US$10bn jeepney market

Tembo-liveried electric Land Cruiser single-cab driving past a desert camp, with headline on the CCTS business combination

News29 Aug 2024

Tembo e-LV, a Subsidiary of Nasdaq-Listed VivoPower, Executes a Definitive Business Combination Agreement with CCTS for a Combined Enterprise Value of US$904 Million

The Tembo Tusker 100% Electric Ute Launches To Take On The $16bn pa Australian Ute Market

White Land Cruiser 70 series spraying sand on a desert dune, with VivoPower and Tembo logos and US$838M CCTS merger headline

Tembo Confirms Heads of Agreement Exclusivity Extension for US$838m Merger with CCTS (Updated)

Grey Tembo Tusker dual-cab electric ute on beach matting beside rocks and the ocean, driver at the wheel

News18 Jun 2024

Tembo Secures 200 Tuskers Worth US$10m

Tembo Tusker front end in shadow below Tembo lettering, announcing its launch with first 50 committed orders

Tembo Launches Fully Electric Tembo Tusker with First 50 Committed Orders

Row of Tembo electric dual-cab utes in zebra-pattern camouflage, with VivoPower and Tembo logos and launch headline

News29 May 2024

Tembo Launches Fully Electric Pick-Up Utility Vehicle with Capital-Light Global Supply Chain

Tembo-liveried electric Land Cruiser 70 series pickup on desert sand at sunset, with Emirati investment headline

VivoPower Announces Further Strategic Direct Investment in Tembo from Emirati Investment Office

Tembo electric Land Cruiser ute climbing a sand dune, with headline on VivoPower’s planned merger of Tembo into CCTS

VivoPower announces binding heads of agreement to merge Tembo into NASDAQ-listed CCTS at an indicative US$838m equity value

Quote from Martin Paquette of Access (Canada) on retrofitting LandCruisers with Tembo’s EUV kit, with partner logos

Tembo Next Generation EUV Kit Deliveries Have Commenced

White Francisco Motors jeepney with VivoPower and Tembo logos announcing e-jeepney order commitments for the joint venture

News17 Jan 2024

1,300 E-Jeepney Order Commitments in the Philippines for the Tembo–Francisco Motors Joint Venture

Tembo-liveried 100% electric Land Cruiser 70 series pickup on desert sand at sunset, Toyota FJ Cruiser and people behind

News11 Jan 2024

VivoPower Announces Follow-on Direct Investment in Tembo at US$120M Valuation

Haul trucks and excavators in an open-pit mine at sunset, with VivoPower, Geminum and Tembo logos

News18 Oct 2023

VivoPower Signs Definitive Joint Venture Agreement with Digital Twin Technology Company, Geminum

Tembo receiving the Electric Vehicle Innovation of the Year trophy on stage at the Tech Innovation Awards 2023

Tembo Honoured with Electric Vehicle Innovation of the Year Award in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

White Francisco Motors jeepney headed The new electric king of the road, with VivoPower, Francisco Motors and Tembo logos

News26 Sep 2023

Landmark Agreement with Francisco Motors to Electrify Jeepneys in the Philippines

Philip Wray, VivoPower Group Finance Director, in a grey blazer in front of office windows and plants

News20 Sep 2023

VivoPower Announces Appointment of Philip Wray as Group Finance Director

Tembo-liveried 100% electric Land Cruiser 70 series pickup on desert sand at sunset, with VivoPower and B Corp logos

News28 Jun 2023

VivoPower Announces Strategic Direct Investment in Tembo at US$120m Pre-Money Valuation

Ghanaian flag flying against a blue sky, with VivoPower, Tembo and Fourche Maline Energy logos

News27 Jun 2023

VivoPower Announces Definitive Distribution Agreement in Ghana for Tembo EUVs

Tembo electric Land Cruiser 70 single-cab ute kicking up sand on a desert dune, with AL TAIF and Tembo logos

News13 Jun 2023

Tembo e-LV announces collaboration with EDGE Group’s AL TAIF, a ground military MRO company based in the UAE

Tembo electric Land Cruiser with bonnet open between Tembo flags and an 'Electrify your light utility vehicle fleet' banner

Tembo e-LV Showcases Electrified Vehicle Solutions at Endeavour Energy’s Future Forum

News15 May 2023

VivoPower Announces Definitive Distribution Agreement to Distribute EV Fleet Charging Solutions

Five delegates at the Tembo and Accès stand at CIM MTL23, with VivoPower and Certified B Corporation logos

VivoPower, Accès Showcase Tembo Electrified Vehicle Solutions at CIM MTL23

Tembo 100% electric Land Cruiser 70 series single-cab ute in white and blue livery among desert sand dunes

News25 Apr 2023

Tembo Hosts Top-Class Drive Days in the UAE

News18 Apr 2023

Tembo, Evolution host exciting Drive Day in Brisbane

Indonesian flag flying against a blue sky, with VivoPower, Tembo and Petrosea logos

News21 Mar 2023

VivoPower Announces Proposed Indonesia Distribution Deal for Tembo Electric Light Vehicles

Mine processing plant on red earth in Western Australia, with VivoPower, Tembo and Ulti-Mech logos

News28 Feb 2023

VivoPower Announces Definitive Distribution Agreement with Ulti-Mech in Western Australia for Tembo EUVs

Visitors gathered around an electric Land Cruiser 70 with its bonnet open, showing the electric drive components

News31 Jan 2023

ETC Mauritius CEO Sacha Cook Visits Tembo’s Eindhoven Facility

Two Tembo staff and two guests beside a 100% electric Land Cruiser 70 single-cab ute, with mountains behind

News23 Jan 2023

Accès Industriel Test Drives Tembo’s New Electric Utility Vehicle

Tembo electric Land Cruiser 70 series dual-cab with roof beacons and safety flag driving through an underground mine tunnel

News16 Jan 2023

VivoPower and Boliden Mark 5 Years of Partnership Using Tembo e-LV

Eduardo Nebot, head-and-shoulders portrait in a dark suit and tie

News13 Jan 2023

VivoPower Announces Appointment of Eduardo Nebot to the Advisory Council

News13 Jan 2023

VivoPower Announces Strategic Investment, Financing and Development Update for Tembo

News22 Nov 2022

Utility Vehicle EV Conversion Company Tembo e-LV Launches New Brand and Website

Evolution-branded Toyota Hilux on a workshop hoist with bonnet open, showing an orange electric drive unit

News14 Nov 2022

Evolution Unveils New Fleet Electrification Partnership with VivoPower’s Tembo Unit for Its Light Utility Vehicle Fleet

Kenyan flag flying against a blue sky, with Tembo e-LV and VivoPower logos

Tembo Announces Definitive Agreement to Supply EV Conversion Kits for 4x4 Electric Light Vehicles in Landmark Deal

Tembo staff briefing GHH trainees in hi-vis vests in a workshop, with a Land Cruiser raised on a vehicle lift behind

News11 Oct 2022

VivoPower Conducted First Tembo e-LV Training for Our Partner GHH

Jordanian flags flying beside a winding road through rocky desert hills, with a white pick-up in the distance

News29 Aug 2022

VivoPower Announces Memorandum of Understanding for Tembo Electric Light Vehicles in Jordan

White Tembo 4x4 e-LV Land Cruiser 70 series dual-cab ute with an amber beacon, driving past houses

News22 Jul 2022

VivoPower Announces ISO14001 Certification for Tembo e-LV

Terraced open-pit mine with red earth, headline on Tembo e-LV order from Atlas Iron, and VivoPower, Atlas and Hancock logos

News30 Jun 2022

VivoPower Announces Tembo e-LV Order from Atlas Iron, Part of Hancock Prospecting

White Toyota emblem on a dark grey background

News25 May 2022

VivoPower and Tembo announce design services agreement with Toyota Australia

Electric Toyota Hilux dual-cab in Tembo 4x4 e-LV livery listing zero emissions and low running costs, parked in a forest

Tembo e-LV at Transport Compleet 2021 Gorinchem

Accès exhibition stand at Minexpo with bar stools, a video screen and a banner promoting the electric Land Cruiser

News12 Sep 2021

Electric Cruiser at Minexpo Las Vegas

Tembo 4x4 Electric Cruiser with bonnet raised, shown to a seated audience at its presentation in a workshop hall

News22 Jul 2021

Our Electric Cruiser Turns 5!

White electric Land Cruiser 70 single-cab tray ute marked 100% electric splashing through mud on a bush track

News20 Jul 2021

VivoPower Announces $29m Mongolian Distribution Deal for Tembo e-LVs

White Tembo electric Land Cruiser 70 series dual-cab ute driving along a tree-lined road

News22 Jun 2021

VivoPower announces binding LOI with Toyota Australia

Electric Toyota Hilux dual-cab in Tembo 4x4 e-LV livery listing zero emissions and low running costs, parked in a forest

News17 Jun 2021

VivoPower signs $120m distribution deal for Tembo with Acces in Canada

Boliden-branded Tembo 4x4 e-LV Hilux dual-cab parked in snow outside an Arctic Trucks building

VivoPower and Arctic Trucks announce proposed Tembo distribution deal for the Nordics

Two business people in suits shaking hands over a desk with documents and a tablet

VivoPower Announces Two New Senior Appointments

Electric Toyota Land Cruiser 70 conversion with bonnet open in a workshop, as visitors gather by another on a hoist

ISO Certification

Electric Toyota Hilux dual-cab conversion on a dirt track lined with bare trees beside green farmland

News24 May 2021

VivoPower Releases White Paper Exploring Total Cost of Ownership of Electric Light Commercial Vehicles

VivoPower Secures 100% Ownership of Tembo e-LV B.V.

Blue '100% electric' Boliden Land Cruiser ute beside a white Boliden Tara Mines ute in an underground mine tunnel

News23 Dec 2020

VivoPower and GB Auto enter US$250m distribution deal for Tembo e-LVs

Tembo 4x4 e-LV advert: Electric Cruiser and Electric HLX in an underground mine, '100% electric vehicles for mining'

News12 Oct 2020

VivoPower signs definitive agreement to acquire 51% of Tembo e-LV

Rear three-quarter view of a Tembo 4x4 e-LV dual-cab Land Cruiser with roof beacons, cargo cage and fleet number 354M

News16 Jun 2020

CPS Africa is Tembo’s New Official Partner

News17 Feb 2020

Electric Mine 2020 Stockholm

Two men shake hands in front of an Electric Cruiser backdrop in a workshop, beside a white Toyota Land Cruiser

News17 Dec 2019

New Official Partner for Mongolia in Bodiz International Group

Handshake in front of GHH Fahrzeuge and Tembo 4x4 e-LV banners beside a white Toyota Land Cruiser in a workshop

News24 Sep 2019

Tembo Gains New Distributor GHH Fahrzeuge GmbH

Tembo and GB Electric Vehicles representatives shaking hands over a signed agreement in front of a Tembo 4x4 e-LV banner

News17 Apr 2019

Tembo 4x4 e-LV welcomes GB Electric Vehicles Pty Ltd as Australian partner

White electric Toyota Hilux with Tembo elephant badge driving through snow past a red building

Arctic Trucks Bets on Electric Pickup

Open Bedrijven Dag 2019 banner for 12 January 2019, 10:00–14:00, with cartoon workers in front of the workshop building

Open Doors on the 12th of January

Four men working on the wiring under the open bonnet of a white Toyota Land Cruiser 70 series in a workshop

New Mining Spec Wiring Harness

Tembo 4x4 e-LV electric Land Cruiser 70 series ute parked in an underground mine beside orange drilling rigs

Installing 2 extra workspaces in our workshop

Tembo 4x4 e-LV dual-cab Land Cruiser in outback grassland in front of Uluru at sunset

News23 Jul 2018

Tembo 4x4 e-LV arrives in Australia!

The Tembo 4x4 e-LV Is in Canada

Six students posing beside a Tembo 4x4 e-LV dual-cab ute on a vehicle lift in a workshop on student trial day

News13 Jun 2018

Student Trial Day

Electric Toyota Hilux dual-cab with bonnet raised at the Tembo 4x4 e-LV stand, with branded flags and a black gazebo

News12 Jun 2018

Meet us at the Euro Mine Expo in Skellefteå (Sweden)

White electric Land Cruiser 70 single-cab tray ute marked 100% electric splashing through mud on a bush track

Loading Two Tembo 4x4 e-LVs for Transport to Canada

Close-up of a charging connector plugged into the charge port of a white electric vehicle

Omroep Brabant Video

Side view of the Boliden Tara Mines Tembo 4x4 e-LV, a converted Land Cruiser 70 series dual-cab, in a workshop

News28 Mar 2018

First Tembo 4x4 e-LV Operational at Boliden Tara Mine

Overhead view of a large workshop with a safari Land Cruiser, utes and an open-sided buggy among parts and pallets

News23 Feb 2018

The Tembo 4x4 e-LV EV 2 Unveiled

Tembo 4x4 e-LV dual-cab with Boliden decals, roof beacons and safety flag carrying passengers on a launch-day test drive

News21 Feb 2018

The Tembo 4x4 e-LV is Launched

Overhead view of guests at the Tembo 4x4 e-LV prototype launch in the workshop, among Land Cruisers with bonnets open

News26 Jun 2016

The Tembo 4x4 e-LV prototype is launched

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