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Top 47 Energy-efficient Transportation startups
Sep 14, 2025 | By Alexander Gillet | 30 |
These startups develop and operate new sustainable transportation systems like shared mobility platforms, hyperloops, electric vehicles, smart roads, intelligent traffic management systems, etc.
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Country: USA | Funding: $1.5B
Lime helps people move around their cities in an affordable and convenient way while eliminating their carbon footprint.
Lime helps people move around their cities in an affordable and convenient way while eliminating their carbon footprint.
2
Country: USA | Funding: $913M
The Boring Company aims to dig tunnels efficiently to facilitate an underground transportation network.
The Boring Company aims to dig tunnels efficiently to facilitate an underground transportation network.
4
Country: Germany | Funding: $780.6M
Volocopter is an urban air mobility company that develops eco-friendly air taxis to transport people.
Volocopter is an urban air mobility company that develops eco-friendly air taxis to transport people.
5
Country: USA | Funding: $399.6M
Zūm brings student transportation into a new age enabling equity, innovation, efficiency, and sustainability
Zūm brings student transportation into a new age enabling equity, innovation, efficiency, and sustainability
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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.
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Country: USA | Funding: $355.3M
Amogy builds an innovative clean energy system using ammonia as a renewable fuel
Amogy builds an innovative clean energy system using ammonia as a renewable fuel
8
Country: USA | Funding: $294M
ZeroAvia enables zero emission air travel at scale, starting with 500 mile short-haul trips, at half of today’s cost.
ZeroAvia enables zero emission air travel at scale, starting with 500 mile short-haul trips, at half of today’s cost.
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Country: Israel | Funding: $260M
Optibus is a developer of an AI-enabled SaaS platform for planning and running mass transportation.
Optibus is a developer of an AI-enabled SaaS platform for planning and running mass transportation.
10
Country: USA | Funding: $213.5M
With Passport, cities can easily analyze scooter usage, parking patterns and curb utilization. Passport also enables cities to implement real-time curbside pricing and payments and better manage scooter placement.
With Passport, cities can easily analyze scooter usage, parking patterns and curb utilization. Passport also enables cities to implement real-time curbside pricing and payments and better manage scooter placement.
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Country: USA | Funding: $213.6M
Booster focuses on energy delivery, integrated logistics, and providing solutions for decarbonizing last-mile delivery.
Booster focuses on energy delivery, integrated logistics, and providing solutions for decarbonizing last-mile delivery.
12
Country: Sweden | Funding: $147.2M
Heart Aerospace is a Swedish startup making electric regional airplanes.
Heart Aerospace is a Swedish startup making electric regional airplanes.
13
Country: UK | Funding: £100M
UK-based energy infrastructure startup that is building multi-energy filling stations for commercial vehicles
UK-based energy infrastructure startup that is building multi-energy filling stations for commercial vehicles
14
Country: Germany | Funding: $119.6M
Wingcopter is a manufacturer of unmanned eVTOL fixed-wing aircraft dedicated to improving the lives of people worldwide.
Wingcopter is a manufacturer of unmanned eVTOL fixed-wing aircraft dedicated to improving the lives of people worldwide.
15
Country: Netherlands | Funding: €36.4M
Hardt Hyperloop has emerged from the winning team at the SpaceX Hyperloop Competition, dedicated to realize the hyperloop
Hardt Hyperloop has emerged from the winning team at the SpaceX Hyperloop Competition, dedicated to realize the hyperloop
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Country: Canada | Funding: $36.7M
TransPod Inc. is a company dedicated to bringing the Hyperloop to reality.
TransPod Inc. is a company dedicated to bringing the Hyperloop to reality.
17
Country: Spain | Funding: $30.2M
Bound4blue is working on a unique renewable energy system for large vessels. It consists in the production of hydrogen and oxygen by means of electrolysis of seawater. The vessel is propelled by wind-driven wingsails, as water fills the ship’s turbines to produce mechanical energy, then transformed into electrical energy.
Bound4blue is working on a unique renewable energy system for large vessels. It consists in the production of hydrogen and oxygen by means of electrolysis of seawater. The vessel is propelled by wind-driven wingsails, as water fills the ship’s turbines to produce mechanical energy, then transformed into electrical energy.
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Country: USA | Funding: $19.9M
Populus is a platform for cities to manage the future of mobility.
Populus is a platform for cities to manage the future of mobility.
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Country: USA | Funding: $15.5M
Flipturn engages in combat climate change by accelerating transportation electrification.
Flipturn engages in combat climate change by accelerating transportation electrification.
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Country: Poland | Funding: $14.7M
Hyper Poland, the only company in the world able to gradually implement hyperloop-inspired solutions as an upgrade for the railway industry.
Hyper Poland, the only company in the world able to gradually implement hyperloop-inspired solutions as an upgrade for the railway industry.
