Lean3 vehicle displaying at JAPAN MOBILITY SHOW 2024, special driving event to be held in November.
Lean Mobility Corporation (Headquarters: Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture; CEO: Takehiro Taninaka; hereinafter "the Company") has achieved a cumulative funding of 4.6 billion yen through new fundraising*, becoming the largest funding scale for a domestic vehicle manufacturing startup**. This has enabled us to reach a crucial milestone towards the mass production of the urban compact EV RideRoid "Lean3".
We have completed the vehicle body and parts design with maximum consideration for productivity and cost efficiency, establishing a refined exterior and interior design and optimized parts layout that reflect these considerations. Furthermore, with the selection of most parts suppliers, we have begun manufacturing mass production molds. Simultaneously, plans for an efficient assembly process in Taiwan are steadily progressing. The image above shows the latest mass production structure of Lean3.
- ※* New fundraising amounts to 1 billion Taiwan dollars ** According to our research
Based on these developments, we will unveil the Lean3 vehicle at the "JAPAN MOBILITY SHOW 2024" and conduct a special driving event at Haneda Innovation City in November.
Furthermore, in pursuit of realizing innovative urban mobility, we are initiating collaborations with diverse B2B and B2G partners ahead of B2C introduction. As a first step in working with local governments, we have begun a partnership with Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture.
These initiatives are solid stepping stones towards the market introduction of Lean3 and demonstrate our strong commitment to realizing a next-generation mobility society.
Exhibiting the "Lean3" Prototype Vehicle at JAPAN MOBILITY SHOW 2024
We will exhibit at the "JAPAN MOBILITY SHOW 2024" held at Makuhari Messe (Chiba Prefecture) from Tuesday, October 15 to Friday, October 18, 2024, where we will unveil the urban compact EV RideRoid "Lean3" vehicle. Lean3 is being developed as an innovative micro-mobility that meets the true needs of urban dwellers, featuring a unique "Active Lean System" that achieves high stability and comfortable ride despite its compact and lightweight design. We will display the vehicle in the Startup Demo Area and exhibit panels at the Startup Booth ST-11. The image below shows the vehicle planned for exhibition.
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Comprehensive Partnership with Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture
As an example of collaboration with local governments, we are progressing in building a cooperative relationship with Toyota City. Toyota City aims to introduce Lean3 by 2025, considering its use as official vehicles, promoting its use in tourist areas within the city, and exploring support measures for introducing it to citizens.
Furthermore, we plan to advance multifaceted collaborations to promote the consideration of introducing Lean3 as a commuter vehicle for businesses and organizations within Toyota City. Such cooperation with progressive local governments provides an important opportunity to demonstrate the practicality and social significance of Lean3.
Hosting Japan's First "Lean3" Driving Event (Haneda Innovation City HANEDA Smart City EXPO 2024 · PiO PARK X)
In addition to the exhibition at JAPAN MOBILITY SHOW 2024, we will hold a display and driving event at "PiO PARK X" within the HANEDA Smart City EXPO 2024, which will be held at Haneda Innovation City (Ota Ward, Tokyo) for two days on November 2 (Sat) and 3 (Sun), 2024. Visitors will have the opportunity to see Lean3 in action.
Additionally, on November 1 (Fri), we will provide Lean3 test-ride opportunities for potential business partners and media representatives. If you wish to participate, please contact us in advance using the contact information at the end of this press release.
For details about PiO PARK X: https://piopark.net/info/detail/289/
About Future Developments
Our company is accelerating development towards the market launch of Lean3 in 2025. We will continue to strengthen collaborations with business partners and work towards realizing new mobility solutions that will transform the future of urban transportation.
Comment from Akihiro Yanaka, CEO of our company:
"Drive Lean, Live Life" We are convinced that efficient and waste-free mobility (Drive Lean) leads to a richer life for people (Live Life). Through Lean3, we aim to make urban mobility easier, more enjoyable, and more sustainable, thereby improving people's quality of life.
To realize this vision, cooperation with diverse partners is essential. We are widely recruiting partners to create the future mobility society with us. Let's take a new step together towards realizing a richer and more sustainable society.
CEO Takehiro Taninaka Profile
Graduated from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo in 1993 and joined Toyota Motor Corporation. After practical development work in chassis design and driving control systems, he was in charge of planning new concept vehicles and research and development of urban transportation systems. While promoting numerous concept car developments and demonstration projects, he discovered the social potential of compact mobility and decided to make it his life's work. Founded Lean Mobility in 2022.
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