Micromobility Industries first defined and now curates the future of urban transport that comes from small electric vehicles. Ride AI is now the focusing force of our industry as we explore how artificial intelligence will change the way we move. Ride AI is hosted by Ed Niedermeyer an American author and analyst who focuses on the automotive industry and mobility innovation. Co-Hosts of the show include Horace Dediu, Oliver Bruce and James Gross.
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106: The Trillion Dollar Question
This week, Oliver interviews Horace about the ‘Trillion Dollar Question’. With Arcimoto (who we’ve covered on episode 46) hitting a $1b market cap, and the recent article from RestofWorld covering the rise of low end Chinese micro-EV’s, we wanted to circle back to the question of what will heavy micromobility - those vehicles in the 50-500kg category - look like and why could they be where we find the defining vehicles of our time. Specifically we cover: - A quick summary of Horace’s research into carbon emission modelling for micromobility (more to come on this soon!) - How Horace and Oliver both got into micromobility - The rise of the Chinese low-end and what’s interesting about them - How small cars like the Gordon Murray T25 or the golf cars sit in ‘no-mans-land’ - Why the criteria for disruption in vehicle type might sometimes require getting creative with the rules and being ‘unsafe’ - The rise of Arcimoto and their creative interpretation of the rules - Why these vehicles will answer the ‘trillion dollar question’ when they emerge, and why they’re inevitable.