# ImPAQ™ World - Wheels to Fit Your Life · Transportation

# ImPAQ™ World - Wheels to Fit Your Life

**Country:** Costa Rica · Perez Zeledon
**Category:** Transportation
**Impact Areas:** Mitigation, Circular Economy
**Stage:** Prototype
**Team Size:** 2
**Website:** https://www.impaqworld.com/

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## Elevator Pitch
ImPAQ™ Spyder is a revolutionary, efficient pedal-electric vehicle that folds in seconds to roll anywhere and park vertically. We are building the full-sized prototype to prove its advantages and launch global production through local micro-factories.

## Climate Problem
We tackle pollution and resource waste in vehicle production, use, and disposal. By making clean transport comfortable and fun, plus super easy parking, we drive the shift toward sustainable mobility, reducing the carbon footprint of global land travel.

## Solution
The ImPAQ is a folding micro-EV blending e-bike efficiency with car-like comfort. It uses significantly fewer materials to build, requires minimal parking space, and reduces energy consumption and waste while keeping you protected from the elements.

## Revenue Model
We will generate revenue by direct online sales and U.S. trike dealers, pricing the ImPAQ well under $10,000. Our launch on Indiegogo.com will minimize costs and risks, with global expansion through a franchise model for local production and assembly.

## Target Market
Initially, we target tech innovators on Indiegogo, primarily in the USA. We will then scale through U.S. recumbent trike dealers and reach city dwellers seeking comfortable, all-season transport that solves the challenge of limited storage space.

## Social Impact
Migrants, Women

## Demand Evidence
Similar non-folding vehicles have sold 1,000+ units, proving a solid niche. Our folding technology solves their primary barriers—parking and storage— leveraging existing demand while creating a new market for ultra-compact urban transit.

## Competitors
Direct competitors include Envo’s Veemo and the ELF by Organic Transit, plus a few European models in development. Folding bikes exist, but no practical folding micro-EV with enhanced comfort, weather protection and safety has ever entered the market.

## Founder Expertise
As an FAA-certified aircraft mechanic and vehicle designer for 11 global projects, I bridge the gap between theory and manufacturing. My experience building and optimizing systems ensures a patented, physical solution that others only theorize about.

## External Support
We have secured non-reimbursable grants from the CATAL1.5°T Pre-Acceleration program (€15,000) and the BCIE DINAMICA II contest ($6,927)to refine our folding electric velocar as a high-impact "ClimateTech" solution for reducing emissions.

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*Source: ClimateLaunchpad 2026 Application · App ID: 8963*
*Ingested: 2026-05-25*