Neo Motor - Etioca Miner: the taxi of the future that already circulates in Barcelona

The second stop of the Etioca Road Show has taken place at the Barcelona airport.

The Etioca Taxi Miner is the project of a start-up founded by Mark Ishakov, an Israeli businessman, and Roberto Fiorello, CEO of the Etioca company. Far from entering the market with a product to be developed, they have studied the taxi sector and urban mobility trends for five years, in order to propose platforms that solve the real problems of this group. The result is this first prototype called Taxi Miner, halfway between a minivan and a minibus, which has traveled its first meters in the busy Barcelona airport. Its design could well show us an autonomous people transport vehicle, but it continues to feature human driving. The image has been dealt with in Turin (Italy), home to great preparers, but the foundation of this service company has traits from many countries.
The Etioca Road Show - 2023 World Tour is an example of his transgressive proposal. It will serve to show a new generation of vehicles, manufactured on the Anna modular platform, which admits taxi structures, but also as ambulance, security and defense or last-mile parcel services.

A taxi they won’t have to buy
The acquisition of the vehicle and subsequent ownership of it are two concepts that should no longer go together. Services such as leasing or renting are gaining more prominence for the end customer, as well as for small businessmen such as taxi drivers. The ecosystem of this firm adapts to cultural and social change, offering solutions that go beyond being a simple manufacturer of taxis for use, they want to complete the experience of basic needs such as loading, daily washing, maintenance and even . During their visit to the Barcelona airport, they have been able to speak with the taxi sector, a group to which they have transferred their advantages and answered their questions. From these talks they have extracted some key points to deal with in their set-up of the Miner: Safety of drivers and passengers: The driver’s position is isolated from the rest of the taxi, while offering seven modular seats for passengers and an extra seat for people with reduced mobility with independent access.
Dimensions: The length is 4.95 meters, the width of 1.95 meters and the height of 2.01 meters, with a wheelbase of 3.5 meters and two-wheel drive. Electric drive: The motor delivers a power of 120 kW (163 CV) and reaches a maximum speed limited to 150 km/h. Autonomy: 350 kilometers in the WLTP cycle thanks to the 100 kWh battery.
Recharging or battery exchange times: In order not to wait, the Etioca Miner offers a quick battery exchange service at specific stations. Cost of use: the rates start at 0.36 cents per kilometer for the use of the vehicle transferred in use, up to more packages that include additional services: battery change, daily vehicle washing, insurance, maintenance and replacement of the vehicle in case of breakdown.
Extra services for the passenger: On board we can find digital screens for managing services, a payment terminal, minibar, chargers for all types of smartphones and a real-time map.
One of the keys to the ecosystem proposed by Etioca is the “no” ownership of the taxi, key to avoiding moments of circulation with the car empty of passengers. This network is capable of saving about 250 tons of CO2, a plan for which it has the support of the Government of Gibraltar and which already has 90,000 pre-reservations in countries such as Italy, Spain, Israel and Latvia. The first of the countries will be in charge of producing its first model, also designed by renowned Italians such as Giorgetto Giugiaro and Fabrizio Giugiaro, who will be in charge of expanding Etioca’s mobility architecture. A firm that will be seen and will be an advertising claim thanks to the LED screens, which will serve as interactive and moving panels.
A cutting-edge project that has its own currency by having a license for cryptocurrency mining. ECOs are generated with each kilometer traveled on the road and all transactions carried out, in a master example of circular economy, are carried out through its Fintech system. This ensures transparency, stability and avoids speculation.