Episode 37: The one about electric tuktuks

GUESTS: Chris Borroni-Bird, Afreecar; Prodip Chatterjee, Nunam; Sukhjeevan Uppal, eTukTuk

ABOUT THIS EPISODE

Mobility for all means just that - it shouldn't be available only to those fortunate enough to be free of the physical or financial impairments that might prevent access to mobility. Yet one billion people - an eighth of the world's population - survive on less than $2/day. They desperately need electric power - and affordable personal mobility.

This episode of Ride: The Urban Mobility Podcast is all about the provision of clean, affordable mobility in emerging markets. Our three expert guests for this episode dedicate their time to delivering just that:

• Dr Chris Borroni-Bird, founder of Afreecar LLC
• Prodip Chatterjee, co-founder of Nunam
• Sukhjeevan Uppal, Chief Technology Officer at eTukTuk

Topics in this episode include:

• Next-generation tuktuks - and more, including bicycles and handcarts;
• Electrifying mobility in emerging markets;
• Developing affordable vehicles;
• New mobility business models - including the use of blockchain;
• And the role that could be played by used electric vehicle batteries.

ABOUT THE GUESTS

Dr Chris Borroni-Bird, founder of Afreecar LLC, has developed advanced vehicle concepts and technology at General Motors, Qualcomm, and the Google Self-Driving Project that became Waymo. His latest project, Afreecar, is a philanthropic initiative which seeks to provide affordable mobility to people in Africa who can't afford a car

Connect with Chris on LinkedIn

Prodip Chatterjee is co-founder of Nunam, a German-Indian start-up that develops affordable energy storage solutions using second life batteries. With Audi, Nunam has been exploring the potential for used EV batteries to electrify rickshaws in India

Connect with Prodip on LinkedIn

Sukhjeevan Uppal is Chief Technology Officer at eTukTuk, a company whose name appears to describe what it does, namely, make electric tuktuks - but as you'll hear in this episode, there's more to it than that

Connect with Sukhjeevan on LinkedIn

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