Founded in Lima on August 23, 2021, Airy Automotive develops alternative and more efficient automotive powertrains, with a focus on supporting the shift from internal-combustion engines to electric motors. The young company was started from an idea sketched on paper and is currently in the development stage, bringing together students and engineers to create powertrain solutions for automotive companies.
GreenPower Motor Company IncFounded in 2010 by Fraser Atkinson, GreenPower Motor Company is a Vancouver-based electric-vehicle manufacturer built around the idea that battery-powered transportation should be affordable, durable and practical to deploy. The company’s purpose-built vehicles serve operators moving people or goods, with U.S. assembly taking place in Porterville, California. GreenPower launched its first battery-electric transit bus in 2014 and received its first order from the City of Porterville in 2017.SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV
Solar City GasFounded in 2020, Solar City Gas is a Georgia-headquartered renewable-energy company known on its own pages as All Travel Energies. The company serves domestic, commercial, industrial and automotive customers through solar-energy systems and related infrastructure, and says it has shipped thousands of electric vehicles and tricycles worldwide as it expanded into e-mobility.ARDSLEY, NY
BrixRae LimitedFounded by trucking-company operator Brian Fabian, Pensacola-based BrixRae Limited is developing a patent-pending hybrid electric–steam powertrain for Class 8 trucks. Its zero-emission steam engine is intended to provide primary propulsion while onboard batteries, energy recovery and auxiliary generation support long-haul operation without routine public charging. BrixRae has completed the platform’s primary engineering and CAD work and is moving toward prototype testing and installation in a Class 8 truck.COCKEYSVILLE, MD
Sony Honda Mobility IncFormed in September 2022 as an equal partnership between Sony Group Corporation and Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Sony Honda Mobility Inc. develops the AFEELA electric vehicle. The Tokyo-based company brings Sony’s technology background together with Honda’s automotive expertise under a stated capital of 110 billion yen.