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.