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January 19, 2022

Stilride is using industrial origami to make electric mobility more sustainable

Stilride raises £2.5m as investors turn their attentions to climate-conscious manufacturing


Founders Tue Beijer and Jonas Nyvang

While electric vehicles are better for the environment per mile than a petrol car, manufacturing them still has a significant environmental impact. Producing the many components needed to build electric cars, bikes and motorcycles and then shipping them all over the world generates a heap of carbon emissions. 

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Stilride cofounders Tue Beijer, left, and Jonas Nyvang
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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