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David W. Lee (Project Director and Systems Engineer)
David is the founder of SSM and the co-inventor of Kernel™ electric drivetrain. He is an Engineering Project Manager with years of experience in the Aerospace / Defense industry; Specializing in safety-critical systems, autonomous vehicles and high-power control electronics; Managing Partner of […]
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Society for Sustainable Mobility (SSM)
Inspired by previous open-source car projects, the Open Source Green Vehicle (OSGV™) takes the idea one step further and promise an affordable, environmentally friendly vehicle for everybody.
The idea of an open source car is not new. It has been around since 1999. But it wasn’t until December of 2005 when this […]
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About Open Design Infrastructure
What’s the difference between “Open Source” and “Open Design”?
Using the phrase “Open Source” in this context is kind of a misnomer. The phrase “Open Source” is borrowed from software world (”Source” as in “Source Code” in software). The term “Open Design” is more appropriate when the end product is a […]
Project History
October 19 and 20, 2007: SSM is featured at the Santa Monica Alt Car Expo.
October 12, 2007: Kernel™ Preliminary Design Review (PDR) begins.
August 3, 2007: SSM becomes an official Automotive X-Prize contender.
April 27, 2007: Society for Sustainable Mobility enters Automotive X-Prize Competition.
April 14, 2007: First SSM-OSGV newsletter is released.
April 10, 2007: SSM-OSGV Kernel project is […]
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Our staff and teams of volunteers are working hard to bring you the TRUE sustainable mobility through a profound change in philosophy in automotive engineering. Most of us are unpaid. What’s holding us together is nothing but our belief that our effort will one day benefit all mankind. So, please… […]
The Automotive X Prize Calls for 100 MPGe Mainstream Automobiles
The X Prize foundation creates and manages prizes, which are used to motivate inventors and innovative thinkers to solve some of the biggest problems facing the world today. This includes the Ansari X Prize, which was designed to challenge engineers to make space travel safe, affordable and available to everyone. The first Ansari X Prize […]
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