Company - Urb & Drive

Mission

The objective of URB&DRIVeis to provide solutions to the market that fulfill the promise of sustainable mobility as a service (MaaS) in urban environments. Our main contribution is affordable and light electric vehicles with a connectivity platform based on our Web-App
(ICT dedicated to electric mobility) URB&CONNECT to share vehicles among drivers (vehicle-sharing) and between passengers on short-distance urban routes (ride-sharing).

The compact electric car with a range of between 100 and 200 km is an enabler for urban electro-mobility, and, as such, is one of the pillars of the U&D offer.

The motorcycles and electric bicycles sold by U&D are also unique and stand out for their high added value in the field of low-emission urban mobility.

The intelligent charging infrastructure that uses renewable energy supplements the portfolio of solutions and makes U&D a unique One-Stop Shop for electric mobility.

Vision

Electric mobility protects the environment and resources, promotes technological innovations and allows new business models. It is a task that covers all sectors of society and involves much more than electric vehicles. Numerous components, from the technologies of the “power train” of the vehicles to the charging infrastructure, come together to form the electric mobility system. At the heart of this ecosystem are the users. The Electric Mobility Platform of URB&DRIVe (UDEMP) pursues a market-oriented approach and is open to different technologies.

The vision of U&D for 2025 is an electric mobility system widely accepted by society that meets the individual mobility needs. Electric vehicles are a natural part of road traffic. Its users are committed to the environment. Companies have used information and communication technologies to create innovative business models and high-tech products that are easy to use in the market. In a dynamic market, users select mobility offers that meet their particular needs.

Our vision is to create sustainable solutions that respect the environment for the daily mobility of many people.

Values

Our team is responsible for the success of the project and the company at all levels. We use our mobility solutions to improve people’s lives and make them more sustainable. We always act within the framework of our strategy of social responsibility and in accordance with business ethics.
Innovation. We live and work with curiosity; leave our comfort zone moving forward with our customers and overcome our fears to open mobility solutions to new use cases, technologies and people. Learning from our mistakes and our achievements is fundamental to our success.
We act competently, honestly and transparently, to gain the trust of our colleagues, clients and external collaborators, respecting individual differences.
We are personally responsible for our work. We are constantly interpreting and reevaluating scenarios and challenges to anticipate changes, if necessary.

The Team

Francesc Costa CEO

CEO and founding partner of URB&DRIVe, financial officer, as well as the development of the commercial area and mobility services.
He has extensive experience as financial officer. He brings knowledge as a project analyst and feasibility studies of new forms of urban mobility with non-polluting and sustainable vehicle technologies and their application in cities. He has specific training EADA Automobile Retail Innovation Program on new business models and their strategies.

Josef JacobCTO

Technical Manager (CTO) and founding partner of URB&DRIVe, with functions of development of the Web App for vehicle connectivity, as well as the design and implementation of new products, solutions and services.
As an electrical engineer with specialization in telecommunications, he brings great value to the project from his technical side and commercial vision, due to his professional experience as commercial and technical manager in multinational companies in the sector of Renewable Energies and Telecommunications.
He is an active member of Volt-Tour, an association for the promotion and dissemination of electric vehicle development.

Miquel PujolCMO

Marketing Manager (CMO) and founding partner of URB&DRIVe. He has been responsible for marketing and communication in different companies such as SMA IbéricaTecnología Solar. He has experience in both B2B and B2C environments and is currently the manager of the agency ARQURATE Marketing and Communication, in whose portfolio of clients he manages projects especially for SMEs and subsidiaries of multinational companies. His experience is vital for the implementation and development of omni-channel and commercial marketing strategies.