Electrifying Automotive

Clipper Automotive converts fleet vehicles to 100% electric and emission-free.

Electrifying fleet vehicles is the fastest, cheapest, and most impactful way to decarbonise transport.

We convert Commercial Vehicles to electric, extending their life by over 10 years, halving costs, and saving 40 tonnes of carbon per vehicle.

40 tonnes of carbon saved per vehicle

We’re pioneering rapid fleet conversion with a 1-week EV conversion process. It's faster, cheaper, and produces 80% lower carbon emissions than an equivalent new EV.

80% lower emissions
than buying new

Electrifying Fleet Vehicles

Clipper Automotive offers the fastest, cheapest, most sustainable way to electrify fleet vehicles.

–– Adaptable & Flexible Platform 

–– Proprietary Vehicle Control Software

–– 1-Week Conversion Process

–– 50% less than TCO diesel or new EVs

–– Carbon footprint over 80% lower

Electric Back Cabs

We upgrade iconic British TX4 black cabs to be 100% electric and emission-free.

Electric black cabs are a low-cost, low-risk solution for providing cleaner air in your town or city.

  • How do you make a black cab green?

    Oct 2023 | AutoExpress

    Down an unassuming cobbled mews just off the Elephant and Castle roundabout in south London, two LTI TX4 black cabs sit tight against some sprawling ivy. If you were only passing, you’d likely think nothing of it; until recently these previous-generation taxis were 10-a-penny in our country’s capital.

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  • Clipper Automotive to showcase its strategy at MOVE 2023

    June 2023 | FleetPoint

    Clipper Automotive, the start-up electric vehicle company, will be showing visitors to MOVE 2023 how it can save up to 10,000 London TX4 taxis from the scrapheap with its fully electric conversion.

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  • Clipper & Waverley Hoppa Community Transport join forces

    Sept 2023 | LinkedIn

    Clipper Automotive have joined forces with Waverley Hoppa Community Transport with the aim of converting their fleet of wheelchair accessible minibuses from diesel to all electric and zero emissions. Hoppa are a non-profit charity providing transportation to people who are unable to access ordinary transport for reasons of infirmity, disability, vulnerability or isolation.

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  • Dirty Vans: The pivotal barrier to decarbonised urban areas

    Nov 23 | Electric Drives

    Decarbonising commercial fleets could revolutionize our city centres for good, but how close are we to achieving this goal?

    To hit our decarbonisation goals, and to ensure cleaner, safer, and happier urban areas, the commercial fleet sector needs to change rapidly.

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  • Clipper Cabs – 100% Electric Taxis

    EV Powered | Success Stories

    Taxis are responsible for 17.7% of transport CO2 emissions in our city centres. Their drivers are mandated to switch to electric vehicles, but they are not given enough affordable choices. Further, scrapping purpose built vehicles and replacing them with new ones every 12 years is costly, both in terms of money spent and overall carbon footprint.

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Become part of the net zero transport solution

We are always open to conversations with potential investors who want to join us on this exciting opportunity.

We have successfully completed our SEIS funding rounds and raised over £250k from Angel investors alongside over £100k in grant funding awarded by Niche Vehicle Network and Innovate UK.

Crowdfunding coming soon.

For early investors we are offering benefits and EIS shares for up to £500k at a pre-money valuation of £4m.