The electric vehicle industry has spent the last decade chasing bigger batteries, longer ranges, and faster acceleration. A new company called Amble thinks that approach may have missed the point for a large number of everyday trips.
Today, Portugal-based startup Amble emerged from stealth mode to unveil its first vehicle, the Amble One. The company says that vehicles will begin production next year, with a street-legal version coming in 2028.
The electric buggy is designed for short-range transportation in places where a traditional car may be unnecessary, oversized, or simply out of place.
The Amble One can reach a top speed of 65 km/h (40 mph) thanks to its 15 kW motor, and carries an 11 kWh battery that helps provide an all-electric range of up to 100 km (62 miles).
While most small electric vehicles of this style are classified as Low-Speed Vehicles (LSVs) in the US for regulatory purposes, limiting them to 25 mph (40 km/h), the Amble One claims a top speed over 50% faster. It’s not immediately clear how the company has managed to achieve this without the LSV shortcut, though there are avenues for low-volume production vehicles to exceed LSV performance limitations in the US.
