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Mark graduated from UC Berkeley in 1996 with a degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. After 11 years in the computer games industry and a successful exit from his first startup, GarageGames, Mark has turned his entrepreneurial energy towards sustainable business development in Oregon. His current endeavor, Arcimoto was founded in October 2007 to bring quality, affordable, sustainable vehicles to the masses and aims to be a major player in the new green transportation space. Mark served on the Oregon governor’s Alternate Fuel Vehicle Infrastructure Working Group in 2009 and was peer selected as one of the Pacific Northwest’s clean technology Pivotal Leaders. You can follow Mark on Twitter.

UPDATE DETAILS

Hello again friends of Arcimoto, and welcome to those joining the mailing list from the Portland International Auto Show or other sources. January was a busy build month for us, and we have made a lot of progress on the build of our Generation 6 pilot mule. Read on for the details!

We have completed the sub-frame assembly and have several frame parts under construction, including the front suspension control arms; rear swing arm; the A, B, and C pillars; the side tubes; and the steering and braking bracketry.  We are starting to receive several of the interior components, including the steering column, pedals, and seats.  We will be testing out a Tillet carbon-fiber racing seat in Gen6, which is deceptively comfortable, in addition to being highly functional and stylish!         

Work continues on Gen6 battery pack development; we are now starting to wire up the battery bundle place holders and install the bus bars.  The next step is to build the cell packs and ready them for chassis installation.  We made some electrical updates to Gen4 to get a bit of testing in prior to building them into Gen6.  These updates included a new I/O model that integrates a new upgraded motor controller, battery monitor, and a new main contactor, while making the I/O network more robust and resistant to electromagnetic interference.  We also shortened up the main motive cables and rewired the harnesses, and overall optimized the drive system electronics into a safer, more well-contained space.

Those changes to Gen4 were on display last week at the Portland International Auto Show.  We were part of the Drive Oregon display in the Eco Center.  

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