The expression of a motorcycle
The stance and spirit of a motorcycle in a single-passenger vehicle, individually crafted and finished in the colors you choose.
Miller Motor Company
Onward to Glory
Single-passenger battery electric vehicles: the expression of a motorcycle, the safety of a car, and the convenience of battery charging.
Our missionTo design, build, and manufacture personal transportation solutions that restore the spirit of navigating Earth.
The problem
Excess, or compromise?
Compact electric vehicle options are limited and uninspiring. Today a commuter has to choose between excess, a multi-passenger cabin for a trip made alone, or compromised personal safety in a single-passenger vehicle with no cabin at all.
Miller Motor Company combines the best of both: a fully enclosed, single-passenger, light-duty battery electric vehicle.
The safety of a car
A fully enclosed cabin, designed to give one rider the protection and comfort of a car in every season.
The convenience of battery charging
Battery electric and designed to be light and efficient: no fuel stops and no tailpipe.
Engineering
From sketch to street
Every vehicle assembly goes through the full engineering development cycle before it reaches the road: conceived by designers, proven by simulation, built with precision and judged by the drive team.
Development roadmap
- Design
- Engineering
- Prototype
- Drive testing
- Production
Phases shown in sequence. Follow the journey for progress updates.
Step 1: Concept sketches
Concept drawings, drafts and sketches set the desired geometry of the vehicle.
Step 2: CAD modeling
Components and subassemblies are modeled and dimensioned in computer-aided design.
Step 3: Design iterations
The geometric model is refined through several iterations against system constraints.
Step 4: Design for manufacturability
Each component is evaluated to select the optimal material and processing method.
Step 5: Simulation
Load and stress analysis, aerodynamic modeling and thermal simulation.
Step 6: Precision manufacturing
Machining, sheet metal forming, composite molding, high-pressure casting and laser welding.
Step 7: Prototype build
Manufacturing prints become a working, assembled prototype vehicle.
Step 8: Drive testing
Our drive team thoroughly assesses the ride quality of the prototype.
Built for explorers
For the commute you make alone
Young professionals
Adults aged 18 to 44 building their careers and their lives.
Daily commuters
A daily commute under 50 miles: the trip most people make alone.
Explorers
People who interface with the world around them, make well-informed decisions and choose products that improve their quality of life.
What they value
- Advanced technology
- Environmental impact
- Safety
- Self-expression
How you'll own one
- 01Order online
- 02Built to order
- 03Shipped direct to you
- 04Battery warranty
Market context
The road is wide open
Most commutes are made alone, over short distances, at a time when electric vehicles are taking a growing share of the market.
- of U.S. commutes are single-passenger[1]U.S. News & World Report, 2017
- single-passenger commuters in the U.S.[1]U.S. News & World Report, 2017
- average one-way commute distance[2]U.S. Department of Transportation, 2003
- average one-way travel time to work (2019 data)[3]U.S. Census Bureau, 2021
- global EV sales in 2021[4]EV-Volumes, 2021 sales data
- projected EV share of new-vehicle sales by 2030[5]Deloitte Insights, 2020
Sources
Figures reflect their publication year and may have changed since.
- [1]Puentes, R. "What New Census Data Reveal about American Commuting Patterns." U.S. News & World Report, 18 Sept. 2017. www.usnews.com (opens in a new tab)
- [2]Jones, J. "From Home to Work, the Average Commute Is 26.4 Minutes." U.S. Department of Transportation, 2003. www.nrc.gov (opens in a new tab)
- [3]Burd, C., et al. "Travel Time to Work in the United States: 2019." U.S. Census Bureau, 2021. www.census.gov (opens in a new tab)
- [4]Irle, R. "Global EV Sales for 2021." EV-Volumes. www.ev-volumes.com (opens in a new tab)
- [5]Walton, B., et al. "Electric Vehicles: Setting a Course for 2030." Deloitte Insights, 28 July 2020. www2.deloitte.com (opens in a new tab)
Engineering software
CV Studio™
A local computer-vision workbench for in-process manufacturing inspection: bring in images, label them, train inspection models and run them on your production line, all on your own workstation. Built in-house by Miller Motor Company engineering and available under a commercial license.
- Runs locally by default
- No cloud required
- Commercially licensed
- Linux
- Windows
- macOS
Demonstrations and evaluations are provided under a non-disclosure agreement.
CV Studio screenshot · synthetic demo data
Capture
Images and video from files, cameras and network streams.
Label
Annotation tools for images and video.
Organize
Datasets, classes and splits in one place.
Train
Inspection models trained on your own data.
Evaluate
Results on held-out data before deployment.
Deploy
Models running against live camera feeds.
Generative design software
GD Studio™
Generative Design Studio: AI-assisted design of automotive parts and assemblies. Describe a part in plain engineering language and get a CAD model checked against engineering rules, ready for engineering review. Built in-house by Miller Motor Company engineering, now in pre-release.
- Runs on your own hardware
- Local AI by default
- Pre-release
- Linux
Demonstrations and evaluations are provided under a non-disclosure agreement.
GD Studio screenshot · pre-release, demo design
Plain-language requests
Describe the part or assembly in engineering terms.
Parts & assemblies
Single parts through multi-part assemblies with standard hardware.
Design rules
Fastener and geometry rule results in every report.
Stress analysis
Static stress analysis with visual results.
CAD exchange
Standard STEP, STL and glTF files.
Your choice of AI
A local model by default; cloud models optional.
The company
Restoring the spirit of navigating Earth
To design, build, and manufacture personal transportation solutions that restore the spirit of navigating Earth.
Miller Motor Company LLC is based in Boston, Massachusetts. We design, build and manufacture single-passenger battery electric vehicles for adults aged 18 to 44, and we build the engineering software to make them.
Mark Miller
Founder & Prime Architect
Join the journey
Be there from the first mile
Get company and vehicle updates as we design, engineer and build, request a CV Studio or GD Studio demo, ask about licensing, or talk to us about careers and partnerships.
Contact
- ceo@millermotors.co
- Location
- Boston, MA
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