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Top 96 Electric Cars startups
Sep 27, 2025 | By Alexander Gillet | 26 |
Startups, developing electric cars, their components (like batteries) and ecosystem (like charging stations)
1
Country: USA | Funding: $26.8M
Telo Trucks manufactures cleverly designed, compact electric vehicle trucks for city dwellers and weekend adventurers.
Telo Trucks manufactures cleverly designed, compact electric vehicle trucks for city dwellers and weekend adventurers.
2
Country: USA | Funding: $21.9B
Rivian is an automotive technology company that develops products and services to advance the shift to sustainable mobility.
Rivian is an automotive technology company that develops products and services to advance the shift to sustainable mobility.
3
Country: USA | Funding: $20.2B
Tesla accelerates the transition to electric mobility with a full range of increasingly affordable electric cars. Tesla also produces Solar Roof, home batteries and operates large solar stations with energy storage.
Tesla accelerates the transition to electric mobility with a full range of increasingly affordable electric cars. Tesla also produces Solar Roof, home batteries and operates large solar stations with energy storage.
4
Country: USA | Funding: $13B
Lucid Motors is a Silicon Valley company that designs, develops, and builds electric vehicles.
Lucid Motors is a Silicon Valley company that designs, develops, and builds electric vehicles.
5
Country: China | Funding: $10.9B
NIO is a global Chinese company that designs and develops electric autonomous vehicles.
NIO is a global Chinese company that designs and develops electric autonomous vehicles.
6
Country: China | Funding: $6.4B
Xiaopeng Motors is an electric vehicle and technology company that designs and manufactures smart cars.
Xiaopeng Motors is an electric vehicle and technology company that designs and manufactures smart cars.
7
Country: China | Funding: $5.3B
WM Motors develops electric vehicle that isn’t a bus, isn’t slow, but IS a well-designed, 100% electric vehicle aimed at the mainstream market.
WM Motors develops electric vehicle that isn’t a bus, isn’t slow, but IS a well-designed, 100% electric vehicle aimed at the mainstream market.
8
Country: Vietnam | Funding: $5.2B
VinFast is the first Vietnamese car brand to expand into global markets as well as the first to expand into producing EVs
VinFast is the first Vietnamese car brand to expand into global markets as well as the first to expand into producing EVs
9
Country: China | Funding: $4.1B
Faraday Future, a design and technology company, develops global solutions that re-imagine transportation, content, and ownership.
Faraday Future, a design and technology company, develops global solutions that re-imagine transportation, content, and ownership.
10
Country: UK | Funding: $2.9B
Zenobe Energy is the largest independent owner and operator of battery storage in the UK. It buys and manages grid-scale batteries for its commercial customers, such as utilities and electric-vehicle operators.
Zenobe Energy is the largest independent owner and operator of battery storage in the UK. It buys and manages grid-scale batteries for its commercial customers, such as utilities and electric-vehicle operators.
12
Country: USA | Funding: $1.5B
QuantumScape is a renewable energy company that develops solid-state battery technology to increase the range of electric cars.
QuantumScape is a renewable energy company that develops solid-state battery technology to increase the range of electric cars.
13
Country: USA | Funding: $1.5B
Fisker Automotive is producing luxury plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
Fisker Automotive is producing luxury plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
14
Country: USA | Funding: $1.4B
ChargePoint is an electronics company that specializes in an open electric vehicle charging network.
ChargePoint is an electronics company that specializes in an open electric vehicle charging network.
15
Country: USA | Funding: $1.2B
Proterra makes zero-emission, battery-electric buses that help eliminate fossil fuel dependency and reduce costs.
Proterra makes zero-emission, battery-electric buses that help eliminate fossil fuel dependency and reduce costs.
16
Country: Croatia | Funding: $875.8M
Rimac Automobili is a hypercar and electric vehicle components company.
Rimac Automobili is a hypercar and electric vehicle components company.
17
Country: Sweden | Funding: $652.3M
Einride is a leading freight technology company providing digital, electric, and autonomous shipping.
Einride is a leading freight technology company providing digital, electric, and autonomous shipping.
18
Country: Israel | Funding: $404.3M
REE is a technology company that develops cutting edge systems for the automotive and personal mobility industries.
REE is a technology company that develops cutting edge systems for the automotive and personal mobility industries.
19
Country: Sweden | Funding: $390.9M
Volta Trucks is building an electric truck. For today's cities and tomorrow's generations.
Volta Trucks is building an electric truck. For today's cities and tomorrow's generations.
20
Country: USA | Funding: $259.4M
FreeWire Technologies provides smart battery systems for EV charging and mobile distributed power.
FreeWire Technologies provides smart battery systems for EV charging and mobile distributed power.
