What corporations need to know about sustainable mobility

From fuel-efficient planes and bullet trains to electric vehicles and e-scooters, the mobility landscape is transforming faster than most corporations realize. This guide helps corporate leaders understand the strategic opportunities in sustainable mobility and how to engage with the startups driving the shift.

In this series, TechNexus outlines ways corporations can stay innovative, defend against disruption, and better connect with startups. Planes, trains, and automobiles. Update that for 2024, and the new phrase might be fuel-efficient planes, bullet trains, electric vehicles, e-scooters, and e-bikes. Regardless of your mode of transportation, mobility is part of your everyday life. How to get from point A to point B is a decision each of us makes multiple times per day, often without even realizing it. TechNexus Venture Collaborative has been an active investor in the mobility space for the last several years, building on partnerships with corporations including Brunswick, Thor, and AAR. Through market research and conversations with thousands of founders and dozens of corporate executives, we learned that sustainable mobility is a crucial subset of the mobility space. Indeed, more and more, we talk with stakeholders about how all mobility needs to be sustainable. So what do corporations need to know about sustainable mobility? Read on to learn more. What do we mean by sustainable mobility? When TechNexus talks about sustainable mobility, we are referring to the industry sector focused on transportation solutions that aim to reduce environmental impact, improve efficiency, and promote social equity. It includes energy, electric vehicles (EVs), and charging infrastructure, and the market is undergoing rapid growth driven by regulatory changes, technological advancements, and significant investments. Governments are enforcing stricter emissions regulations and offering incentives for EV adoption, while the automotive industry shifts towards electric fleets with improved battery technology and alternative fuels. Innovations in fast-charging networks and smart grids, including vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, are integrating EVs into the energy ecosystem and improving consumer convenience. Additionally, the emphasis on renewable energy sources for powering EVs and substa

By Kaitlyn Doyle at TechNexus Venture Collaborative