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Top 10 Energy-efficient Transportation startups
Updated: April 05, 2024 |
Energy-efficient transportation startups are dedicated to developing innovative technologies and solutions for sustainable transportation, including electric vehicles (EVs), hybrid vehicles, alternative fuels, intelligent transportation systems, and shared mobility platforms, aiming to reduce carbon emissions, improve fuel efficiency, optimize transportation networks, and enhance the overall sustainability of the transportation sector, ultimately contributing to a cleaner and greener future of mobility.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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: $368.4M
Hyperloop One is an American transport system company that reinvents transportation to eliminate barriers of time and distance. It designs and builds Hyperloop, a tubular transit system that relies on magnetic levitation technology to transport passengers and cargo between two points immediately.
Hyperloop One is an American transport system company that reinvents transportation to eliminate barriers of time and distance. It designs and builds Hyperloop, a tubular transit system that relies on magnetic levitation technology to transport passengers and cargo between two points immediately.
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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.
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Country: USA | Funding: $256.7M
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: USA | Funding: $219.3M
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
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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.
See also:
Top 10 Electric Cars startups
Top 10 Electric Cars startups
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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.
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Country: USA | Funding: $208M
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: $147.2M
Heart Aerospace is a Swedish startup making electric regional airplanes.
Heart Aerospace is a Swedish startup making electric regional airplanes.
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Country: Germany | Funding: $109.9M
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.
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Country: USA | Funding: $75.1M
Volansi is a developer of logistics solutions with autonomous aerial delivery.
Volansi is a developer of logistics solutions with autonomous aerial delivery.
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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.
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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.
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: $16.5M
Hip's turn-key solutions make launching a flexible, pandemic-proof shuttle program simple for employers, operators and communities of all shapes and sizes.
Hip's turn-key solutions make launching a flexible, pandemic-proof shuttle program simple for employers, operators and communities of all shapes and sizes.
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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.
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Country: Portugal | Funding: €12M
GoWithFlow is a sustainable Mobility Management solution manages and optimizes the entire mobility and energy lifecycle.
GoWithFlow is a sustainable Mobility Management solution manages and optimizes the entire mobility and energy lifecycle.
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Country: USA | Funding: $12M
SHARE Mobility provides transportation solutions for companies.
SHARE Mobility provides transportation solutions for companies.
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Country: Spain | Funding: $9.5M
Zeleros is leading the hyperloop development or the so-called “the fifth means of transportation”.
Zeleros is leading the hyperloop development or the so-called “the fifth means of transportation”.
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Country: USA | Funding: $9.2M
Cyvl develops an AI-Powered Mapping platform that enables civil engineers and governments to manage transportation infrastructure assets.
Cyvl develops an AI-Powered Mapping platform that enables civil engineers and governments to manage transportation infrastructure assets.
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Country: India | Funding: ₹560M
Led by IoT, a Repose Petrol Pump can deliver fuel to the end customers through a simple mobile application
Led by IoT, a Repose Petrol Pump can deliver fuel to the end customers through a simple mobile application
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Country: UK | Funding: £6m
OX delivers clean, affordable transport in emerging markets, creating a self-reinforcing cycle of economic growth and social impact.
OX delivers clean, affordable transport in emerging markets, creating a self-reinforcing cycle of economic growth and social impact.
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Country: France | Funding: $5.2M
Guided Energy is a platform for fleets to charge and operate their electric vehicles.
Guided Energy is a platform for fleets to charge and operate their electric vehicles.
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Country: France
Clem developed a platform for managing eco-mobility stations. It's smart city electric vehicle car sharing operator to offer carpooling via our user interface. Customers can thus share their journeys and associated costs.
Clem developed a platform for managing eco-mobility stations. It's smart city electric vehicle car sharing operator to offer carpooling via our user interface. Customers can thus share their journeys and associated costs.
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Country: USA | Funding: $4.5M
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: USA | Funding: $3.5M
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.
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.
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Country: UK
FeTu specialises in reducing energy consumption and emissions through its self-developed two-stage turbine technology, which applications in the energy market and manufacturing industries including aerospace and marine.
FeTu specialises in reducing energy consumption and emissions through its self-developed two-stage turbine technology, which applications in the energy market and manufacturing industries including aerospace and marine.
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Country: Austria | Funding: €2.2M
Aviloo aims to contribute to an emission-free transportation system of the future. The company has developed an independent testing system for batteries in electric vehicles. The company wants to bring an independent battery test to the market, taking out the uncertainty of a purchase of a used electric vehicle.
Aviloo aims to contribute to an emission-free transportation system of the future. The company has developed an independent testing system for batteries in electric vehicles. The company wants to bring an independent battery test to the market, taking out the uncertainty of a purchase of a used electric vehicle.
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Country: Jordan | Funding: $600K
An energy solutions platform that is digitizing energy transportation & delivery, on-demand" from suppliers & distributors to end users from one super application.
An energy solutions platform that is digitizing energy transportation & delivery, on-demand" from suppliers & distributors to end users from one super application.
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Country: Germany | Funding: $81.9K
Nuwiel creates e-powered, emission-free bike trailer is based on sensor technology and knows exactly when to accelerate, decelerate and brake.
Nuwiel creates e-powered, emission-free bike trailer is based on sensor technology and knows exactly when to accelerate, decelerate and brake.
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Country: Netherlands
NXT Motors is devoted to support the change in global mobility that is irreversibly shifting towards electric driving. The company develops electrical bikes
NXT Motors is devoted to support the change in global mobility that is irreversibly shifting towards electric driving. The company develops electrical bikes
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Country: USA
Alaka'i develops helicopter-style electric craft called Skai that is using hydrogen fuel cells to produce electricity.
Alaka'i develops helicopter-style electric craft called Skai that is using hydrogen fuel cells to produce electricity.
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Country: Israel
Greenspot works with municipalities and landlords to develop infrastructure for electric vehicle charging stations and to offer electric car sharing.
Greenspot works with municipalities and landlords to develop infrastructure for electric vehicle charging stations and to offer electric car sharing.
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Country: USA
Arrivo builds technology based on the hyperloop architecture that delivers a 21st century seamless experience for passengers and freight.
Arrivo builds technology based on the hyperloop architecture that delivers a 21st century seamless experience for passengers and freight.
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Country: USA
Hyper Chariot is developing evacuated tube transport technologies (ET3). Similar to Hyperloop but car-sized and higher speeds up to 4000 mph
Hyper Chariot is developing evacuated tube transport technologies (ET3). Similar to Hyperloop but car-sized and higher speeds up to 4000 mph
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Country: Sweden
Comoab develops continuous motion engine to improve energy efficiency and reduce pollution
Comoab develops continuous motion engine to improve energy efficiency and reduce pollution
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Country: Australia
Powour helps to tracks, encourages, and incentivizes active transportation activities, minimizing environmental impact .
Powour helps to tracks, encourages, and incentivizes active transportation activities, minimizing environmental impact .
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Country: USA
Fast and efficient logistics. Delivering entire pallet-loads via fully autonomous cargo drones.
Fast and efficient logistics. Delivering entire pallet-loads via fully autonomous cargo drones.