Top 45 Energy-efficient Transportation startups

Jul 15, 2025 | By Alexander Gillet

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: $355.3M
Amogy builds an innovative clean energy system using ammonia as a renewable fuel
2
Country: Germany | Funding: $119.6M
Wingcopter is a manufacturer of unmanned eVTOL fixed-wing aircraft dedicated to improving the lives of people worldwide.
3
Country: UK | Funding: £6m
OX delivers clean, affordable transport in emerging markets, creating a self-reinforcing cycle of economic growth and social impact.
4
Country: USA | Funding: $3.7M
Bluespace.ai develops software systems for autonomous mass transit fleets. Bluespace.ai’s aim is to safely enable full-size vehicles that can travel on public roads at road speed, therefore serving more passengers at a time.
5
Country: USA | Funding: $1.5B
Lime helps people move around their cities in an affordable and convenient way while eliminating their carbon footprint.
6
Country: USA | Funding: $913M
The Boring Company aims to dig tunnels efficiently to facilitate an underground transportation network.
7
Country: USA | Funding: $887.1M
Via transforms transit systems into efficient digital networks.
8
Country: Germany | Funding: $780.6M
Volocopter is an urban air mobility company that develops eco-friendly air taxis to transport people.
9
Country: USA | Funding: $399.6M
Zūm brings student transportation into a new age enabling equity, innovation, efficiency, and sustainability
10
Country: Sweden | Funding: $390.9M
Volta Trucks is building an electric truck. For today's cities and tomorrow's generations.
11
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.
12
Country: Israel | Funding: $260M
Optibus is a developer of an AI-enabled SaaS platform for planning and running mass transportation.
13
Country: USA | Funding: $213.6M
Booster focuses on energy delivery, integrated logistics, and providing solutions for decarbonizing last-mile delivery.
14
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.
15
Country: Sweden | Funding: $147.2M
Heart Aerospace is a Swedish startup making electric regional airplanes.
16
Country: UK | Funding: £100M
UK-based energy infrastructure startup that is building multi-energy filling stations for commercial vehicles
17
Country: Netherlands | Funding: €36.4M
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.
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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.
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Country: USA | Funding: $19.9M
Populus is a platform for cities to manage the future of mobility.
Editor: Alexander Gillet
Alexander Gillet is a senior editor for EnergyStartups. He has a deep background in energy sector and startups. Alexander graduated from Emlyon Business School, a leading French business school specialized in entrepreneurship. He has helped several non-profit organizations dedicated to promoting environmental education and sustainability and has written over 250 articles on energy technology for various websites. In his free time, Alexander enjoys yoga, camping and exploring the Blue Ridge Mountains. You can contact Alexander at alexgillet(at)energystartups(dot)com