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Mobility Reinvented. Vehicle Production Group. Designer and marketer of automobiles, specifically developed and engineered to meet the needs of large niche markets. Lean Business Model through Strategic Partners. Vehicle Design & Engineering. CNG. Powertrains. Assembly / Parts / Services.
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Vehicle Production Group Designer and marketerof automobiles, specifically developed and engineered to meet the needs of large niche markets
Lean Business Model through Strategic Partners Vehicle Design & Engineering CNG Powertrains Assembly / Parts / Services
An Underserved Market • 54 million Americans are disabled • 11 million use an ambulatory aide • 3.3 million Americans use a wheelchair • Baby Boom start to turn 65 in 2011
An Underserved Market New Data from Christopher Reeve Foundation • Roughly one in 50 Americans has some degree ofparalysis, and five times more people than doctors thought are living with a spinal-cord injury • 5.6 million people have some degree of paralysis due to a variety of neurologic problems - 30 percent higher than previous estimates. "Paralysis is not rare. These data demand that we recommit ... to help this population." Dr. Edwin Trevathan, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Aftermarket Means Afterthought • “It says someone is finally putting our needs first. • We are not an afterthought.” • “It’s shocking that someone would do something like this. Because society doesn’t think too much about us.” “Our whole life is a compromise. We settle for less in everything. With this new car, we won’t have to.”
Fleet Vehicle Reinvented A New Segment: “Mobility Vehicles” Meets or exceeds ADA guidelines for wheelchair accessibility OEM wheelchair accessible vehicle designed to meet taxi and paratransit fleet needs. “Taxi for all” through universal design approach CNG Without Compromise OEM engineered and assembled dedicated CNG powertrain option 250 miles CNG range meets fleet requirements Clean Energy intends to expand its CNG fueling infrastructure in key US markets to support fleets operating the CNG powered MV-1
Fleet Vehicle Reinvented More Durable Solution Body-on-frame construction Designed from the ground-up for fleet duty cycle No vehicle conversion More Affordable Priced below lowered floor minivans and cut-away shuttles CNG option significantly lower cost than CNG conversion CNG cost per mile is approximately 30% lower than gasoline Made in America Meets Buy America Act content requirements for FTA Assembled by AM General in high quality UAW plant in Mishawaka, Indiana where Hummer H2 is built. OEM CNG powertrain is factory installed for OEM reliability
The Paratransit/Taxi Trifecta The MV-1 offers a green, accessible solution that costs less to buy and operate. Public Paratransit A cost effective replacement for both sedans and cut-aways CNG reduces operating cost further and meets alternative fuel requirements Taxi ADA Taxi can help to reduce strain and cost of paratransit systems Combined CNG paratransit and taxi supports infrastructure
MV-1 Tour LAX Taxi Pool US Access Board Annual Meeting in Boston Atlanta’s Shepherd Center St. Louis City Hall
MV-1 Tour Chicago at RIC Long Island City, NY Taxi Fleets Orlando Conferences Fort Worth
MV-1 Tour Dallas City Hall Austin Airport San Antonio Houston’s Texas Taxi
MV-1 Tour Paralyzed Veterans of America in Miami NYC at Selis Manor, West 23rd St. San Francisco’s City Hall Tallahassee FDOT Paratransit
MV-1 Tour Seattle at APTA Washington DC at DOE Providence, RI at CTAA Las Vegas at Whittlesea Bell
The Taxi Reinvented – The New MV-1 Old Standard Taxi
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