Wright Electric, the LA-based electric plane startup, has begun developing the propulsion system for the Wright 1, an electric 186-passenger commercial aircraft. The propulsion system will reportedly utilize 10-14 electric motors.
John Kerry, 68th United States Secretary of State and founder of World War Zero, will be attending the 4th annual Movin’On Summit in Montreal. He will be speaking at the summit on his experience battling climate change.
The Movin’On Startup Challenge is an international summit on sustainable mobility with the aim of moving from ambition to action. This is a three-day event that will take place in Montreal from June 3rd through the 5th. In 2019, 250 startups applied and 40 of the best startups were selected.
Future Fields is a startup working to produce a clean and affordable alternative to FBS, and wants to share it with the entire cellular agriculture industry. By focusing on the growth media, the company hopes to accelerate the growth and innovation of all clean meat startups. We spoke with Future Fields Co-Founder & Product Lead, Lejjy Gafour, to learn more about the company’s work and its plans for the future.
The New York-based electric moped startup, Revel, recently secured $27.6 million in new funding. Ibex Investors, Toyota AI Ventures, Maniv Mobility, Blue Collective, and Launch Capital were the backers. Revel’s CEO, Frank Reig, answered some questions about the funding and company’s growth for CleanTechnica.
Companies like Tencent, Baidu, Amazon, Samsung, Google, IKEA, Goldman Sachs, Citi, Renault-Nissan, and many more are investing heavily in the field of electric mobility, according to The Global e-Mobility Funding Report for Q2 2019.
It seems like all Forbes 500 companies have awoken and now want to tap into an industry that is projected to have a value of over $500 billion in 2025.
At the Climate Launchpad Global Grand Final, you’ll see the best and brightest cleantech innovations and green entrepreneurs. Join us November 14–15 in Amsterdam for this exciting event.
The shift to a low-carbon future is turning the economy inside out. Policy has a crucial role to play, but ultimately it is businesses that will make the energy transition happen. In Energiewende home country Germany, many startups are at the forefront of transformation by bringing novel business ideas to market and by snatching market share from incumbents in sectors such as renewables, heating, or mobility.
I recently conducted an interview with Dave Zuverink, Founder and CEO of SlimFold. I was tired of my old, thick, leather wallet and wanted to see if I could replace it with a thin vegan one. I found SlimFold, ordered a wallet, and contacted Dave Z. to see if he wanted to do an interview for CleanTechnica. Thanks to Dave for answering my questions!
As some of you know, a few friends and I launched a city-to-city “Tesla Shuttle” network in Europe a year and a half ago. At some point last year, one of those guys suggested, “Hey, why don’t we open up our platform for other Tesla owners around the world who would like to shuttle passengers on routes in their regions?” Hmm, why didn’t I think of that?
