The Lego-Like Envo UPT Is an EV That Can Be a Golf Cart, ATV or Lawnmower
Slate Auto isn’t the only company betting that customers want to build their own EV from a parts kit. Canadian micromobility company Envo’s Utility Personal Transporter is a modular electric platform that can be reconfigured into nearly 20 different vehicles — golf cart, go-kart, snowkart, ATV, side-by-side, cargo quadricycle, last-mile delivery rig, even a stretcher-equipped emergency vehicle.
Envo has spun the platform off into its own sub-brand, Modular-EV, with a dedicated storefront and online configurator separate from Envo’s main e-bike and gokart business.
This is an electric cart, not an electric car. The UPT tops out well below highway speeds and isn’t meant to replace your daily driver. It’s meant to replace the five or six single-purpose machines currently cluttering your garage, farm shed or fleet depot. Envo’s messaging leans heavily on the smartphone analogy: the idea that UPT should be the only thing you need in your garage, the...
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