Contact person
Josefina Sallén
Fokusområdesledare Cirkulär omställning och coach inom Cirkulär omställning
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Vidde Ringen - sustainable transport solutions for arctic terrain
Snowmobiles have a central place in the parts of our world where winter and the arctic environment exist. At the same time, snowmobiles contribute to a large amount of emissions in these regions. Vidde Snow Mobility is a swedish startup company that combines research and innovation to develop a new type of snowmobile powered by electricity.
Vidde Ringen is a project that will contribute to accelerating the transformation of the snowmobile sector, which today sells an estimated 135,000 new, short-lived and fossil-fueled snowmobiles globally. The work will contribute to important results that can be used as inspiration for other start-ups with similar challenges; To create circular solutions that take into account resource flows from the outset through long-lasting and circular design.
Vidde Ringen is a continuation of a previous project carried out together with RISE in which five areas for further development were identified:
- Circular design and service development
- Ensuring the link between business model and profitability with product design
- Business administration aspects in the business ecosystem
- Challenges in financing for a circular startup
- Upcoming legislation and policy instruments
In summary, the Vidde Ringen project will lead to:
- Towards a fossil-free (electric) snowmobile
- Design with a FAD method, Future Adaptive Design
- Assembly through a circular production system
- Launch of an electric snowmobile based on a circular business model
Summary
Project name
Vidde Ringen
Status
Active
RISE role in project
Koordinator
Project start
Duration
18 months
Total budget
5 816 000
Partner
Funders
Swedish Energy Agency, Vinnova - Sweden’s innovation agency
Coordinators
Project members
Josefina Sallén Johan Östling Lukas Hallquist Fredrik Holmgren Holm Thomas Nyström Rut Meyersson Malin Orebäck Emanuel Bengtsson Markus Eriksson Hanna Linden Alexander Wahlberg Yalda Bogestål
Supports the UN sustainability goals
7. Affordable and clean energy
9. Industry, innovation and infrastructure
12. Responsible consumption and production
