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WALTHAM, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — From bicycles and cars to trucks and ferries, there is a local tech company in the Mass Mobility Hub trying to make these movers all-electric.
The Mass Mobility Hub launched a new “industry” space located in the heart of the Route 128 technology belt in Waltham for some up-and-coming EV companies to test and develop their products.
Jamey Tessler, Mass Mobility Hub Executive Director and former MassDot CEO, said this “hub” is a space for those “who are trying to do new and innovative things in the [transportation] sector.” The goal of the new space is for them to grow, test and demonstrate their products to build a sustainable future.
“We want both those innovations to happen and we want them to happen here in Massachusetts, so we can be a beneficiary both for our way of life but also for our economy,” he continued.
One of those companies is CargoB, an app electric-bike rental “for grocery runs and things like that when you just need a little bit of extra space on a bicycle,” said Co-founder Zack DeClerck. DeClerck founded CargoB with neighbor Dorothy Fennell after bounding over a mutual struggle of endless traffic and time-consuming car parks within the city.
Other developers in the hub includes, electric-powered ferry boat company Wada Hoppah, EV vehicles and delivery truck company Indigo Technologies, and much more.
“We want to evolve our vehicles to EVs, we want to change how people move, and bring other new opportunities to them,” Tessler said.
WBZ's Madison Rogers (@MadisonWBZ) reports.
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