Love them or loathe them, there’s no denying the impact Tesla has had on electric vehicles. The brand helped turn EVs from science experiments and city novelties into status symbols and serious alternatives to internal combustion. And while Elon Musk tends to grab most of the spotlight, Tesla was—and still is—home to a lot of brilliant people quietly building the future.
So it makes perfect sense that a few of those folks would eventually branch out and start something of their own. That’s exactly what happened with Zeno, a new EV startup based out of Bengaluru. The company was founded by Michael Spencer, a former Tesla executive who once helped scale the Model 3 and Model Y programs and led efforts on Supercharger deployment. Now, he’s got his sights set on a very different kind of challenge: building an electric motorcycle for the everyday rider.
Their first creation is called the Emara, and it’s not just another sleek concept bike made for showrooms and Instagram likes.
