The LUV Initiative
Right-Sized Vehicles.
A Market Ready to Move.
Imagine slipping past cars stuck in gridlock. A parking spot waiting for you at the beach. A car payment that doesn’t run $700 a month for trips across town of barely three miles.
That future is already here, just not in the US. Outdated regulation is standing in the way of a market that’s ready to take off.
The LUV Initiative is the coalition closing that gap, building the rules for Local Use Vehicles: small, lower-speed vehicles, from cargo bikes to quadricycles to side-by-sides, built for how everyday Americans actually get around.
The Opportunity We’re Missing
In London and Paris, delivery giants like UPS are running fleets of space- and energy-efficient electric cargo bikes and quadricycles instead of vans.
Across Europe, compact EVs handle everyday short trips, multiplying parking spaces by fitting more in less.
In India, a growing fleet of nearly 2 million electric three-wheelers carry people and goods every day.
But in the US, where more than half of daily trips are under three miles, we travel in vehicles built for highways and ranches, not for neighborhoods.
This isn’t a gap in demand. It’s a gap in policy.
A Coalition with Momentum
Regulation hasn’t caught up with innovation. The only way to close that gap is through cross-sector partnership. We’re clearing the way – together. No single city, state, or company can fix a fragmented national system alone. This coalition can.
Co-led by the Shared-Use Mobility Center and CityFi, our National Working Group brings together:
Cities
New York City, Chicago, LA, Seattle, Philadelphia + more
States
California, Massachusetts, Michigan + more
Industry
Bird, DoorDash Labs, WAEV/Gem + more