** Shares of electric vehicle startup Atlis Motor Vehicles
AMV.O rise 24.7% to $26.40
** AMV announces an expanded order from Australia-based
AUSEV for 270 of co's 1.5 MW charging stations to support
AUSEV's original order of 19,000 XT electric pickup trucks
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** AMV says the cos intend to explore the potential for
local battery cell production in Australia
** AMV went public on Sept. 27 at issue price of $27.50 and
gained nearly 200% on the opening day
** Up to last close, stock had fallen ~23% since it went
public
(Reporting by Akash Sriram in Bengaluru)
((Akash.Sriram@thomsonreuters.com; https://twitter.com/hoodieonveshti;))