Arcimoto, Inc.® (NASDAQ: FUV) — makers of the Fun Utility Vehicle® (FUV®) — an affordable, thrilling, pure electric vehicle for everyday commuters and fleets, along with the Technology Association of Oregon and Uber, ushered in the age of ridesharing in the Eugene-Springfield area on September 6.
“It was a true honor to kickoff ridesharing in Eugene at Arcimoto headquarters,” said Arcimoto Founder and President Mark Frohnmayer. “Arcimoto and Uber share the vision of a sustainable transportation system, and we believe the Arcimoto platform has a significant role to play in shared mobility fleets.”
Arcimoto hosted Uber’s return to the Eugene-Springfield area at the Arcimoto Manufacturing Plant after a three-year absence. Four FUVs formed a motorcade for the ceremonial first ride. Technology Association of Oregon (TAO) Vice President Matt Sayre escorted honorary passengers Eugene Mayor Lucy Vinis and Springfield Mayor Christine Lundberg around the Eugene streets surrounding Arcimoto Headquarters.
“This occasion represented something far more real than just ceremony,” said Sayre. “Today we were at the nexus of collaboration among Oregon cities, between state government and industry, connecting the world’s first Fun Utility Vehicle company with one of the world’s hottest technology companies. It felt really special to be Uber’s driver zero.”
Uber originally operated in the Eugene-Springfield area from 2014-2015, but suspended operation because of city regulations. In the interim, Eugene was the largest city in Oregon without any ridesharing service.
According to the Technology Association of Oregon, which was instrumental in bringing Uber back, “a coalition of TNC [Transportation Network Companies] supporters, including the Eugene and Springfield Area Chambers of Commerce, local student leaders, and members of the Technology Association of Oregon, advocated that the city council take action that would enable companies like Uber to operate in Eugene.”
Frohnmayer sees this as a sea change for the area, opening the door to the future of transportation in his own backyard, concluding, “We look forward to the role Arcimoto will play on the road of tomorrow.”
About Arcimoto, Inc.
Headquartered and manufactured in Eugene, Oregon, Arcimoto, Inc. (NASDAQ: FUV) is devising new technologies and patterns of mobility that together raise the bar for environmental efficiency, footprint and affordability. Available for pre-order today with a target base model purchase price of approximately $11,900, Arcimoto’s Fun Utility Vehicle is one of the lightest, most affordable, and most appropriate electric vehicles suitable for the daily driver. For more information please visit www.arcimoto.com.
