Kevin Jost, Author at Futurride

Z-Triton launches production electric house-boat-trike

Posted by Kevin Jost | Feb 13, 2022 | Business Development, Electrification, Mobility Services, Startups, User Experience, Vehicles

The Latvian startup is on a mission to revolutionize outdoor travel with the Z-Triton 2.0, combining a boat, a tricycle, and a camper all in one vehicle for travel over land and water.

Amprius ships first 450 W·h/kg, 1150 W·h/L batteries

Posted by Kevin Jost | Feb 13, 2022 | Electrification, Materials, Startups

The company says that the deployment of its 100% silicon nanowire anode battery tech confirms it as the leading provider of the highest-energy-density cells available, with the potential to substantially improve the performance of electric vehicles, aircraft, drones, and wearables.

Awake introduces world’s ‘most extreme’ electric surfboard

Posted by Kevin Jost | Feb 12, 2022 | Business Development, Electrification, Startups, Vehicles

The company says that the Rävik S 22 will allow riders to challenge themselves on an electric surfboard to push harder, jump higher, turn sharper, and ride faster.

Testing next for UK-funded Project Triumph TE-1 e-motorcycle

Posted by Kevin Jost | Feb 11, 2022 | Electrification, Simulation, Testing, Vehicles

With the Phase 3 prototype revealed, the collaboration of Triumph Motorcycles, Williams Advanced Engineering, Integral Powertrain, and WMG to create ground-breaking UK developments in electric motorcycle engineering and innovative integrated technology design now moves on to testing.

Clean mobility for everyone, Lightyear style

Posted by Kevin Jost | Feb 10, 2022 | Business Development, Electrification, Startups, Vehicles

Futurride goes deep into the company’s solar electric vehicle strategy and product plan that includes the Lightyear One, its first car and the world’s most efficient, and how it will scale the technology for the mass-market Lightyear Two, getting the company closer to its ‘clean mobility for everyone’ mission.

Fresco launches, unveils electric eight-seat POD

Posted by Kevin Jost | Feb 4, 2022 | Business Development, Electrification, Startups, Vehicles

The XL from the Oslo, Norway-based startup is projected to have a 1000-km range and a Norwegian design developed with partner technology from the same creative minds that revealed in November an electric motorcycle from another company called AOE Mobility.

Radian takes off to develop “world’s first” reusable spaceplane

Posted by Kevin Jost | Jan 27, 2022 | Aerospace, Business Development, News, Startups, Vehicles

Emerging from stealth last week with seed funding led by Fine Structure Ventures, the startup is engineering a spaceplane that can fly to space, perform a mission, return, refuel, and fly again almost immediately.

GM announces single largest investment ever, supports its drive for EV leadership

Posted by Kevin Jost | Jan 26, 2022 | Business Development, Electrification, Vehicles

The $7 billion investment in Michigan will make Orion Assembly the second U.S. plant building the electric Chevrolet Silverado EV and GMC Sierra and build the third U.S. Ultium Cells battery manufacturing plant—for more than 1 million in EV unit capacity in North America by the end of 2025.

Addionics gets more funding for smart 3D electrode battery tech

Posted by Kevin Jost | Jan 25, 2022 | Business Development, Electrification, Materials, Startups

It closed a $27 million Series A funding round to scale up the development of next-generation battery architectures with its chemistry-agnostic technology to help its customers deliver higher performing, lower-cost batteries at scale.

CDR designs car to replace short-haul flights

Posted by Kevin Jost | Jan 21, 2022 | Design, Electrification, Vehicles

The Budget Airline Car from Car Design Research is a concept for a large, super-efficient, low-cost electric car as a more sustainable alternative to high-emissions short-haul aircraft flights.