Earth911 Podcast: eBliss CEO Bill Klehm's Vision for the Electrification of Local Transportation

If we intend to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, the future of local transportation must look a lot different than today’s car- and heavy vehicle-dominated traffic. The U.S. Office of Energy Efficiency &amp; Renewable Energy reports that 64% of trips, across all types of transportation, involve traveling less than 5 miles. Only 2% of trips reach more than 50 miles. Local transportation is ripe for reinvention and my guest today is working to introduce <a href="https://earth911.com/eco-tech/e-bike-transportation/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">electric bikes and light vehicles</a> that can displace the car and truck. Meet Bill Klehm, Chairman and CEO of <a href="https://ebliss.global/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">eBliss,</a> an electric bike maker developing more than 30 new eBike models designed for local personal and business use. Bill brings hefty transportation credentials to the alternative transportation startup. He led the launch of Ford’s customer service division, developed the CarFax vehicle history report, and was CEO of Fallbrook Technologies, which introduced a novel transmission technology for bicycles, and he was CEO of Ford’s Visteon Climate Control division when it was spun out into a separate, publicly traded company. <br /><br />Bill and his team launched eBliss in 2022 and several models are currently available from <a href="https://www.rideevoke.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">EVOKE</a> and <a href="https://theridebikes.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Ride</a>. eBliss bikes feature European Union-certified batteries and the ccompany is developing a comprehensive recycling program to ensure materials and bike components are reused and recycle to reduce the carbon and water impacts compared to to using virgin materials. We discuss the future of battery technology, including how to eliminate the threat of fire from eBike batteries, along with eBliss' plans to delivery highly personalized electric bikes, light vehicles and de