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I’m Neil du Preez, from Mellowcabs

Problem Statement
80% of all urban vehicle trips are shorter than 4km’s.
Access to urban areas are becoming limited to fuel-burning and large vehicles,
with full-on bans expected within 10 years.
The demand for home-delivery has grown exponentially, delivery has not
evolved.
23% of all carbon emissions are from urban transport.

Market Opportunity
• Three-wheel Rickshaw's make 229 million taxi passenger trips per day in India.
UITP
• “Small personal vehicles running on clean energy would be the key.”
Business Insider
• “The Future of Electric Vehicles Is Golf Carts, Not Tesla”
Harvard Business Review

A Real, Road-Legal Electric Vehicle

Low-cost, Efficient and Emissions-free

Capable in Terms of Acceleration,
Range and Speed

Designed and Manufactured in South Africa

Prototyping &Road Testing Completed

Two Versions
Passenger model Cargo model

• Lower operating cost per kilometre.
• Significantly less maintenance costs and downtime.
• Added revenue streams in branding
• Possible special lane usage
• Higher operating efficiency
• Better geographical area penetration (closed areas, pedestrian zones)
• Modular adaptability
Mellowcabs Advantages

Passenger Model
• Co-operation agreement with Uber, both in South Africa and internationally.
• Both on passenger and Uber Eats.
• We retain ownership, earn commission on fares and deliveries.
• Confirmed projects with Uber in South Africa, India and Sweden.

Cargo Model
Superb branding opportunities Modular and Bespoke cargo bin

• E-commerce and the demand for home-delivery has grown
exponentially in recent years, an integral part of the process,
delivery, has not evolved.
• 26 % Annual Global E-commerce growth rate in 2016.
• 28 % of Transportation costs incur at the last mile.
• Large trucks are difficult to navigate on narrow streets, parking
them is almost impossible.
• The constant stop/start cycle dramatically shortens the life of
critical components, like the starter motor.
• Major cities around the world are beginning to charge
congestion taxes and limiting access to city centres.
Urban Delivery is at a Crossroads
16 Delivery vehicles, 17 Yellow taxis

Corporate and Academic Support
• E.ON (Complete Charging Solutions)
• Intel (on-board computer, telematics, development)
• Stellenbosch University (development of complete drive system)
• Ansys (product development simulation tools)
• Technical University Denmark (low-speed EV lab)
• uYilo e-Mobility Technology Innovation Programme (development co-funding)

True Internet of Things Connectivity.
• Secure in-vehicle payments
• The IoT allows objects to be sensed and/or controlled remotely across
existing network infrastructure
• Improved efficiency, accuracy and financial benefit.
• Data streams from an array of vehicle buses
• Securely aggregate, filter, and analyse data in the vehicle
• Trend data to drivers, fleet managers, insurance companies etc.

Confirmed Operating Agreements:
• Uber (South Africa and International)
• Bubblepost (Belgium)
• Happymoov (France)
• City of Antwerpen (Belgium)
• DHL (South Africa)

Uber Sweden
 Mellowcab pilot of 40-50 vehicles
 Pilot Summer 2018 in Stockholm
 Both on Passenger and cargo delivery
 We retain ownership, earn commission on fares and deliveries

DHL South Africa
 Pilot Q2 2017 in Cape Town
 Last mile cargo delivery
 Two shifts per day, 40-50 km range per shift. Hour re-pack time

Uber India
 Uber has enormous volume in India, and is growing exponentially
 350 000 vehicles, 1,6 Billion USD in funding
 Mellowcab pilot of 150 vehicles
 Pilot third-quarter 2017
 Demand for 1000 units/per annum -willing to commit
 5-Year lease agreement system with drivers
 Advertising handled by the biggest agency in India

Happymoov France
 Official transport partner, COP21 in Paris
 18 cities in France
 Over 300 vehicles currently
 Replace fleet with Mellowcabs
 Paid pilot project signed for Lille and Paris

Bubblepost Belgium
 Active in over 20 cities in Belgium and Netherlands
 Delivers over 4000 packages per day
 Lease agreement on cargo delivery vehicles signed
 We retain ownership, earn lease and advertising income

Antwerpen City
 Signed agreement, to implement 10 vehicles, scaling up gradually
 Subsidised by Antwerpen
 Advertising agreements have been established

International Awards Received
• Winner of the International Smart Cities category of the Challenge Cup,
supported by the US Chamber of Commerce (Washington DC)
• Winner of the World Wildlife Fund’s Climate Solver Competition
• Finalist in the African Innovation Award
• Winner of the African Entrepreneurship Award
• Winner of the U-Start Africa competition
• Winner of Johannesburg Green City Start-up
• Top 3 finalist in the Global Innovation Challenge
• Forbes Magazine: 7 most Innovative companies in Africa

Team
• Neil du Preez B.Sc Env Management-
Founder
• Ernie Aylward B.Eng Mechanical
Engineering- Engineering lead
• Bartho Horn -M.Sc. Mechatronic Eng.–
Battery Pack & BMS
• Benoit de Backer- Masters in Applied
Economics-European Representative
• Abongile Mzileni –Electrical Technician
• Heinrich Raats - M.Sc. Mechatronic
Eng.
• Sonja Brits- M.Sc. Mechatronic Eng.
• Dana Pretorius - Chartered accountant
(SA)
• Ideso / Marc Ruwiel (design lead)
• Cinevation / Karen Bailey (advertising)

Project Status
• Road-testing of prototypes now
• Final pre-production
• Pilot fleet of 40 to be launched in SA Q2, 2017

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