{"id":47488,"date":"2025-04-15t15:22:54","date_gmt":"2025-04-15t15:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/?p=47488"},"modified":"2025-04-15t15:22:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15t15:22:55","slug":"ford-future-two-wheeled-transportation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/ford-future-two-wheeled-transportation\/","title":{"rendered":"planet forward at ford | reimagining the future of two-wheeled transportation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>detroit has always been a city of reinvention, and the latest wave of startups at newlab proves that innovation isn\u2019t slowing down. through a partnership with ford\u2019s michigan central, newlab fosters a community of forward-thinking entrepreneurs tackling sustainable mobility. among them is shandoka, an electric motorcycle startup led by ceo ernest eich, who is reimagining two-wheeled transportation. instead of building new electric motorcycles from scratch, shandoka retrofits existing models with eich\u2019s structural adapter \u2014 an innovative power solution that replaces combustion engines. this approach reduces waste and accelerates the transition to cleaner transportation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>this shift aligns with the broader goals of a just transition \u2014 ensuring that workers and industries impacted by decarbonization aren\u2019t left behind. newlab\u2019s ecosystem provides essential resources, from state-of-the-art tools to industry expertise, helping companies like shandoka scale their greenhouse gas emissions impact. according to the epa, transportation accounts for nearly 29% of u.s.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/ghgemissions\/transportation-sector-emissions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">greenhouse gas emissions<\/a>, and motorcycles contribute to air pollution that exacerbates asthma and heart disease. by transforming existing motorcycles into zero-emission vehicles, eich and his team are designing a product that contributes to a cleaner future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>at newlab in detroit, an electric motorcycle startup is using innovative solutions to accelerate the transition to cleaner transportation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31623,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4917,4898,4910,4895],"tags":[],"storyfest_categories":[],"class_list":["post-47488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-energy","category-engineering","category-renewable-energy","category-transportation"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- this site is optimized with the yoast seo plugin v24.9 - 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