{"id":3979,"date":"2023-03-17T09:53:46","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T01:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=3979"},"modified":"2023-03-17T09:53:47","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T01:53:47","slug":"daily-markup-704-ion-mobilitys-james-chan-is-making-urban-cities-more-livable-starting-with-electric-two-wheelers-and-more-from-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=3979","title":{"rendered":"Daily Markup #704: ION Mobility\u2019s James Chan is making urban cities more livable starting with electric two-wheelers, and more from this week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/w9L8CdJg1MQQmtHMPCluEyeYbW5YXtsL1fgnC1MviEizFPRDsKVllMSMqPp6sxuFWHHA-wfxwPz1FPhi4oXY0TXYzO3T6ewq88LAOlWQYBQiI6P1Iir0KVmYuRfLcexCsP_PwAnY_7oMiRit6RPPqEw\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit: Rest of World<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>AmbitION in MotION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cI have three young children, and I wanted to not just inspire them with what I do, but also ensure that I can leave behind a better world for them,\u201d said Founder &amp; CEO James Chan of 500-backed e-motorbike company <a href=\"https:\/\/ionmobility.com\/\">ION Mobility<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>That drove James to not only launch ION, but to do it in the depths of the pandemic, with teams in Shenzhen and Jakarta established without business travel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The self-confessed geek <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3litxc2\">aims to build well-designed, performant, and value-for-money two-wheelers<\/a> that reduce air pollution in urban cities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>James shared his team\u2019s approach. \u201cFor starters, we\u2019re not buying or white-labeling from China\u2019s electric moped ecosystem to earn a profit on a quick flip to Indonesia. We undertake our own design, engineering, and manufacturing functions out of Singapore while having minimal dependency on value-added engineering from consultants,\u201d he said.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What would James be doing if not helming ION? It always comes down to making a real-world impact for him. \u201cIn a parallel multiverse of madness, I might be in the education sector, or applying my energy towards venture-building in Singapore\u2019s state-owned enterprises that are responsible for so much of the city-state\u2019s economy, but derive so much of their revenues through rent-seeking. Or I might just pop back into school with my wife and date her again in a college setting, but as MBAs or PhDs,\u201d he shared.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Read the full article on <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3litxc2\">Rest of World<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Other stories you may have missed:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup700\">Aerodyne<\/a> seals 21st global M&amp;A deal with top drone service provider in Italy to further expand their reach worldwide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup701\">Monnai<\/a> secures US$6.5M to generate accurate and relevant customer insights for finance companies globally<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup702\">WORQ<\/a> locks in 80% occupancy ahead of new co-working space launch, maintaining profitability even amidst current funding climate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup703\">Merkle Science<\/a> teams up with victim support platform to empower crypto businesses with tools to combat cybercrime<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Government agency Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) partnered with Indonesian investment platform <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3mA5cyC\">ANGIN<\/a> on NINJA accelerator program 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3Tk1aqo\">Neuron Mobility<\/a> was selected by the City of Brampton to launch the Greater Toronto Area\u2019s first shared e-scooter program in Brampton<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/428o73M\">Gilmour Space<\/a> and Atomos Space entered a Memorandum of Understanding for in-space transportation and launch aggregation services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3JFrt7b\">Prenetics<\/a> announced the formation of a scientific advisory board to support their new business strategy in precision oncology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Watch a feature by Channel News Asia on <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3mQH6Qh\">Boxgreen<\/a>\u2019s participation in a new program in Singapore that allows firms to conduct workplace learning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AmbitION in MotION Other stories you may have missed:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3980,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[322],"tags":[418],"class_list":["post-3979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily","tag-ion-mobility"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.1 - 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