Sep 23, 2026 · 30 min · 12 segments
The founder of Envo, Ali Kazemkhani, explains how creating smaller, lighter micro-electric vehicles can reshape urban mobility. Plus: we venture into the workshop at Seattle’s Cascade Bicycle Studio…
Ali KazemkhaniGuestTom EdwardsHost
Gregory Scruggs
Joseph McKeanGuest
Doug MarshallGuestQasimkhani's interest in the space began at just eight years old when he tried to use the motor from his dad's broken tape recorder to power his bike uphill.
That early experiment sparked a lifelong interest in building practical transportation solutions.
Ali became a mechanical engineer and designed one of the world's earliest universal electric bicycle conversion kits, which he patented in 2002.
It was a pleasure to sit down with Ali and he began by telling me more about his journey.
Qasimkhani's interest in the space began at just eight years old when he tried to use the motor from his dad's broken tape recorder to power his bike uphill.
That early experiment sparked a lifelong interest in building practical transportation solutions.
Ali became a mechanical engineer and designed one of the world's earliest universal electric bicycle conversion kits, which he patented in 2002.
It was a pleasure to sit down with Ali and he began by telling me more about his journey.
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