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Dan Sturges is an American transportation designer, entrepreneur, and educator, best known for pioneering work on Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEVs).[1] He is an advocate for design solutions that shift urban and suburban communities away from reliance on large automobiles.[2] His book Near To Far addresses solutions like mobility hubs, intermediate sized vehicles, and a dual-tiered transportation model.
Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEVs)
In 1992, Sturges partnered with William MacAdam to form Trans2 Corporation, which manufactured the first NEVs. After a costly recall due to defective plastic body panels, Trans2 filed for bankruptcy in 1997 and was later acquired by GEM, which continues manufacturing NEVs.
Trans2 approached NHTSA about creating a new category of small local-use vehicles in the USA, leading to NHTSA creating the Low Speed Vehicle (LSV) category.
ITS-Davis New Mobility Program
In the late 1990s, Sturges was recruited by Daniel Sperling to join the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis (ITS-Davis). Initially focused on NEV adoption strategies, Sturges’ research expanded to include emerging mobility concepts including shared transport, electric vehicles, bus rapid transit, small urban vehicles, and telecenters.
Sturges proposed the creation of a New Mobility research program, which Sperling and Susan Shaheen formally launched in 1998. The initiative brought together researchers, policymakers, designers, and industry leaders to explore multimodal systems aimed at reducing automobile dependence.[3]
Intrago and Shared Micromobility
In 2006, Sturges co-founded IntraGo, the first company in the United States focused on developing shared electric bicycles.[4] The company’s fundraising stalled amid the 2008 global financial crisis, causing the company to eventually cease operations.
Mobility Hubs
By 2012, Sturges’ work shifted toward mobility hubs and right-sized transit vehicles. He developed the concept of “GoPoints,” a hub-based system integrating shared vehicles, modern vans, and multimodal connections.[5]
Sturges has consulted with South Bay Cities Council of Governments on the development of their Local Travel Network, and their ongoing efforts to establish mobility hubs.[6]
Current Work
Today, Sturges consults and co-leads various collaborative initiatives under his company Mobilitee, LLC. This includes a project with Larry Burns and the University of Michigan on a simulation of small, automated vehicle use in Ann Arbor.
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.wired.com/1998/12/minicars/
- ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/06/10/low-speed-vehicle-lsv/
- ^ https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3b76513d
- ^ https://bizwest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/BCBR_1_04_2008_flyp.pdf
- ^ https://www.nationalreview.com/the-agenda/dan-sturgess-gopoints-and-future-commuting-reihan-salam
- ^ https://southbaycities.org/programs/local-travel-network