Uniti (automobile)

Uniti Sweden AB
Uniti
Company typePublic company
IndustryElectric car
FoundedJanuary 1, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-01-01)
FounderLewis Horne
DefunctApril 1, 2022 (2022-04-01)
FateBankrupted
HeadquartersTellusgatan 13,
Lund
,
Sweden
ProductsUniti car
Number of employees
7 employees
Websitehttp://www.uniticars.com

Uniti was an electric vehicle prototype by Uniti Sweden, a Swedish automotive startup. The company was founded in January 2016 by a team of students and engineers under CEO Lewis Horne which aimed at developing an electric microcar in Lund, Sweden. It filed for bankruptcy in April 2022.[1] No products were ever delivered to customers.[2]

Uniti started as an open innovation project at Lund University and became an independent startup in January 2016. The company focused on delivering a climate neutral lightweight electric microcar with high-end digital features.[3]

European Commissioner Günther Oettinger driving a Uniti car simulator with a simulated steer-by-wire system[4] and augmented reality HUD at CeBIT 2016

The company was initially funded through a series of crowdfunding campaigns,[5] angel investors and institutional investors. The company had over 3000 investors from 40 countries. The company also conducted vehicle pre-order campaigns at Media Markt locations in Stockholm and Malmö, with VR test-drives available.[6]

  1. ^ "Uniti files for insolvency". Elective.com. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Swedish EV startup Uniti goes bankrupt", autovista24, 14 April 2022
  3. ^ Schlichter, Alexander (2016-10-11). "Uniti – Reinvent the automobile". Wundering.
  4. ^ "Uniti Sweden: the diversity behind the electric car of the future", Euronews, April 8, 2017
  5. ^ "Svenska elbilen som blev en crowdfunding-succé – 5 miljoner på två dagar". Veckans affärer. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  6. ^ Carlström, Vilhelm (2018-02-01). "This revolutionary Swedish-built electric car will hit the road in 2019 – here's a sneak peek". nordic.businessinsider.com. Retrieved 2018-10-30.