LIUX is an electric vehicle startup brand in the sustainable mobility sector in Spain. Founded in 2021, headquartered in Madrid, Spain, it focuses on creating ultra-light, recyclable pure electric vehicles for urban mobility scenarios. LIUX is committed to redefining vehicle manufacturing from the ground up—using bio-based composites, modular batteries, and micro-factory models to build lightweight, low-waste, low-operating-cost electric transport vehicles. The brand's core vision is to bring the "most sustainable vehicle in the world" into the daily lives of consumers and commercial fleets, balancing environmental friendliness and affordability. LIUX's logo is centered on a minimalist letter combination, and the brand slogan focuses on "Sustainable Movement".
LIUX's founding stems from founders Antonio Espinosa de los Monteros and David Sancho's profound reflection on the insufficient weight reduction and carbon emission reduction of traditional electric vehicles, and the two officially registered the company in 2021. In November 2022, LIUX unveiled the brand's first concept model, Animal, adopting plant-based materials and 3D printing technology, setting the tone for the brand's sustainable design. 2024 became a key turning point for the brand. LIUX received investment from OK Ventures under OK Group and signed a strategic agreement with OK Mobility to purchase 5,000 units over three years, driving the product from concept to actual operations.
Entering 2025, LIUX's industrialization pace accelerated significantly. In May of that year, the brand announced that the first batch of 10 production prototype vehicles rolled off the line; the original model name Geko was finally named LIUX BIG, achieving initial mass production in July of the same year. In 2025, LIUX completed intensive negotiations with Tongling City, Anhui Province, and the Wuhu Economic and Technological Development Zone. The Wuhu project total investment was $20 million, planning to build the China regional headquarters and a parts production base. In 2026, the brand's goal shifted to increasing mass production scale, planning to build the first full-process factory with an annual capacity of 2,500 units in Spain.
LIUX currently has only a single product line—LIUX BIG.
LIUX BIG is a 100% fully electric dual-city commuter vehicle, classified in the European L7e (Light Quadricycle) category. The total vehicle length is only 2.7 meters, width 1.5 meters, height 1.52 meters, weight including battery approximately 580 to 600 kg. The appearance adopts a compact design. Main structural parts of the body, including doors, fenders, bumpers, tailgate, and battery box, all use German Sartec bidirectional flax fiber and Up Chemical new material's recyclable thermosetting resin EzCiclo RH512, molded integrally via RTM (Resin Transfer Molding) process. In terms of power, LIUX BIG has a rated power of 15 kW, maximum speed electronically limited to 90 km/h, 0-50 km/h acceleration in 4.6 seconds. For range, it offers two battery solutions of 13 kWh and 19 kWh. Under WLTP conditions, ranges are 170 km and 230 km respectively, with energy efficiency exceeding 13 km/kWh.
LIUX BIG's planned selling price is around €18,000 or below, targeting urban short-distance travel, car sharing, and fleet operation scenarios.
Although LIUX has not yet entered the large-scale mass production delivery stage, it has already locked in strategic demand through commercial orders. In September 2024, it signed an agreement with the Spanish large mobility group OK Mobility; OK Mobility will purchase 5,000 LIUX BIGs for its fleet within three years. These 5,000 unit orders are the core basis for LIUX's capacity planning, covering most of its projected output from 2026 to 2028.
From a performance perspective, LIUX products have not yet entered the retail market, with no public retail sales or revenue data available. The workforce size is about 44 people, having raised approximately $2.26 million in financing. The brand is currently in the pre-scale mass production stage.
LIUX's technology system is built around three major principles: "lightweight, renewable, recyclable."
Bio-based Composite Body Technology is LIUX's core patent advantage. The full exterior body panels of the BIG model (doors, bumpers, tailgate, battery box, etc.) use flax fiber + recyclable resin composite material, integrally molded by the RTM process. Unlike traditional thermosetting resins, EzCiclo RH512 resin can be completely degraded and recycled within 4 hours in CleaVER solution at 150°C. After recycling, flax fiber can be regenerated into new yarn, resin oligomers can re-enter resin production, and the recycling liquid can be cycled multiple times without producing waste gas or waste liquid.
In terms of Full Lifecycle Carbon Emission Advantage, the BIG model's full lifecycle carbon footprint is reduced by 40% compared to ordinary pure electric vehicles, and reduced by about 80% compared to fuel SUVs in the same class.
Modular Upgradeable Battery is another major technical strategy. Battery modules ranging from 13 kWh to 19 kWh can be physically removed and upgraded, preventing the vehicle from being prematurely phased out due to battery technology iteration.
Regarding the Micro-factory (RTM + Final Assembly) Production Model, LIUX's new factory integrates RTM composite parts manufacturing and complete vehicle final assembly at the same base. The annual production in 2026 is expected to be 2,500 units, rising to 9,000 units in 2028.
LIUX's overseas layout focuses on China as the core direction. In January 2025, the brand's global CEO, Antonio Espinosa, led a team to inspect Tongling City, Anhui Province, and held meetings with local leadership. In August of the same year, LIUX signed an agreement with the Wuhu Economic and Technological Development Zone, planning to invest $20 million in a new energy vehicle large component project in two phases. The strategy starts with parts exports and gradually upgrades to establishing the China regional headquarters and a parts manufacturing base. European local business still focuses on Spain; the BIG mass production factory is located in Spain, serving customers in the Spanish market and global travel mobility groups.
LIUX's future development will proceed simultaneously around the following three pillars.
First, Mass Production Ramp-up and Product Delivery—complete the scale delivery of the BIG model around 2026, especially through deployment via channels such as OK Mobility, turning the first batch of 5,000 unit orders into actual mileage driven on the road.
Second, APAC Market Deepening—using the Wuhu project as a springboard to develop China into a strategic pivot for global parts supply and future market sales. The brand has not yet announced a complete retail timeline for the Chinese market.
Third, Whole Industry Chain Closed Loop—partnering with Up Chemical and others to perfect the vehicle scrap recycling logistics and treatment system, leading in Europe to establish an industrial chain for vehicle scrap cutting, flax fiber, and resin separation, finally achieving a commercial closed loop. LIUX's next core challenge lies in whether it can stably achieve mass production shipments in 2026, and while expanding capacity, maintain the feasibility of its bio-based materials and recyclable supply chain, growing from a "vision-driven innovative enterprise" into a true mass-produced automobile brand that has passed market tests.
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