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The Spanish startup that bet electric bikes could beat gas, then quietly started selling gas bikes too
A team of university racing engineers set out to make an electric bike that rides like a real motorbike and costs like one too. Then they hedged the bet - and started selling petrol versions of the same machine.
Beam Mobility
The Singapore startup that turned the shared e-scooter into a negotiation with city hall - and is now merging its way to more than 100 cities.
Lime
Lime is the world's largest shared electric vehicle company, renting dockless e-scooters and e-bikes through a single app across more than 200 cities in nearly 30 countries. Founded in 2017 as LimeBike, it pitches micromobility as the practical alternative to short car trips: cheaper, electric, and carbon-free. After surviving a brutal industry shakeout, Lime has turned cash-flow positive and filed to go public on Nasdaq under the ticker LIME.
Tesla Model S
The Tesla Model S is a battery-electric full-size luxury sedan produced by Tesla, Inc. from 2012 to 2026. Widely credited with proving electric vehicles could outperform combustion-engine rivals, it introduced features like over-the-air updates, a minimalist touchscreen dashboard, and Autopilot.
Tesla Model Y
The Tesla Model Y is a battery electric compact crossover SUV that became the best-selling vehicle of any kind worldwide in 2023, marking the first time an electric vehicle claimed that title. With over 2.16 million units sold globally, it represents the mainstream breakthrough of EVs into mass-market adoption.
Toyota Prius Prime
The Toyota Prius Prime is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) that combines a 2.0-liter engine with a 13.6 kWh battery for up to 44 miles of all-electric range and 127 MPGe, all wrapped in a bold redesigned body that won 2024 North American Car of the Year.