Uber-style start-up developing affordable zero-emission truck for emerging markets 18 Feb 2021
Professional Engineering
The zero-emission Ox truck is designed to provide an affordable transport option in emerging markets and rural areas (Credit: OX) A new affordable zero-emission truck could form the basis of an Uber-style ‘transport ecosystem’ in emerging markets, its developers have said.
Warwickshire and Rwanda-based Ox has secured three grants worth £1.2m in the last four months for its project, which will combine the electric truck with a ‘mobility-as-a-service’ model to enable low-cost sustainable transport, even in rural areas.
Originally designed by Formula One innovator Professor Gordon Murray CBE, the Ox truck is purpose-designed for emerging markets. As well as being zero-emission, the truck is forecast to be 30% cheaper to run per tonne over 20 years than currently available diesel trucks.