Robert is the Chief Executive Officer at Squad Mobility. He was the former General Manager at A1GP Netherlands and one of the initiators of the FIA Formula E. Robert joined team China Racing which was later sold to NIO. He was one of the early employees at the Lightyear Solar Car project and was responsible for commerce, business development, and government relations. Robert was the creator of the multi-million Euro partnership with LeasePlan and the tax exemption for Solar cars in the Dutch climate accord. At Squad Mobility, next to general operations as Chief Executive Officer, he is responsible for sales and marketing.
It’s magical because, when the battery gets low, we just push the car outside to charge. It’s amazing. It’s such a nice technology to have all three aspects of solar energy — energy generation, energy storage, and energy usage — in one single product. It feels really special to me when you see it working.
“I’d rather see my daughter leave in a vehicle like this rather than on a moped, you know?” Robert Hoevers, CEO of Dutch startup automaker Squad Mobility, is clear about his cars (or, rather...