21 August 2026 · Liam Sill

Under the hood: Minimal's Technology Platform

The best electric cars aren't really mechanical products. They're computers on wheels. Connected, monitored, and getting better every month through software updates.

No cargo bike has ever worked like that.

Ours does.

What we build

The core electronics. Designed by us, for our vehicles.

The vehicle software. Written by us, updated by us.

The apps. Web and mobile, where operators run their fleet.

Why we build it

Because you can't reinvent a vehicle out of other people's black boxes.

Own the electronics and the software, and you own how the vehicle behaves - and you can change it whenever you want, on every vehicle at once.

Buy them in, and you're stuck with whatever the supplier shipped.

What that gives you

It updates itself. Continuous over-the-air updates, for the life of the vehicle. Your fleet gets better after you buy it.

It's always connected. Every vehicle, live, in one place. Monitor it, track it, control it from your phone.

It tells you what it needs. We monitor every part of the vehicle. Faults get found early - often before the rider notices - and diagnosed remotely.

It's honest about how it's used. Real data on every vehicle in your fleet. Which are working, which are idle, where your capacity actually is.

Why it matters

More uptime. Problems found and fixed before they become downtime.

Better decisions. Fleet sizing and deployment based on real usage, not guesswork.

Safer fleets. Continuous visibility, remote intervention, and safety improvements shipped to every vehicle at once.

A cargo bike with the technology of a world-class EV.

That's the Minimal Technology Platform. It's on the road today.

More under the hood soon.