Grounded

Grounded builds modular electric and hybrid camper vans, mobile healthcare vehicles, electric food trucks, mobile command centers and more.

[Sam Shapiro @sambshapiro]

i saw a fleet operator running a mobile clinic today.
no solar. no onboard battery. no remote monitoring.
just a diesel generator rattling in the back.
like a psychopath.

[Sam Shapiro @sambshapiro]

American Manufacturing in Detroit @groundedevs

4 solar-powered electric dental vans about to depart the factory for @ColgateBSBF @Colgate

Each equipped with @Starlink and Grounded+ software & electronics

[Sam Shapiro @sambshapiro]

I wanted a @Starlink but couldn't get one so I took a senior software eng role @SpaceX to get one

I wanted an EV camper van to live in but there were none so I built the first one

Grounded EVs started between obsession and inconvenience

[Mike Annunziata @nunzi46]

The best Hard Tech companies build their own software stacks

SpaceX did this

So is @groundedevs

[Sam Shapiro @sambshapiro]

Today we deployed the first released version of @groundedevs OS to the entire company — it’s a CEO-coded tech stack to run the entire company with

First version is “just” a complete MRP built from scratch with inventory mgmt, work orders, gantt scheduling, eBom and aBom tracking, cost history, etc

A lot more features coming daily… eventually sales, marketing, finance, the true everything app

Only possible on a 15-20 person team because of AI

[Mike Annunziata @nunzi46]

“The best all electric RVs on the planet”

- @ashleevance on @groundedevs

[Sam Shapiro @sambshapiro]

250 miles of range in 5 minutes

Once this technology is widespread, ICE vehicles will live on only for hobbyists, the military, emergency use and the like

[Ashlee Vance @ashleevance]

Our Detroit episodes start this week on the Substack (first for the subs) and then on YouTube. Here's a taste of what's to come with @sambshapiro

[Ashlee Vance @ashleevance]

Our first Detroit episode is out, and it's glorious with visits to @slateauto and @sambshapiro's Grounded RVs.

We also may have upset the legal staff @gm with what we did to their loaner vehicle, but I think everyone will admit that the creation of our @brexHQ Mobile was worth it

Full episode right here - https://t.co/7nujLdSdOg

[Sam Shapiro @sambshapiro]

Had a great time giving @ashleevance a tour of Detroit, Michigan Central, and the Grounded factory

[Sam Shapiro @sambshapiro]

CNC-etched server rack in the customer’s mobile telecom equipment vehicle? ✅ Yes, please. @nokia

[Sam Shapiro @sambshapiro]

Midnight software deployment by forward deployed engineers for new smart mobile ophthalmology vehicle

Part of a normal day’s work manufacturing smart vehicle power systems in Detroit

[Sam Shapiro @sambshapiro]

Grounded team holiday dinner last night. A rare moment of low intensity for the team. Well deserved.

[Sam Shapiro @sambshapiro]

Engineering design review meetings are the best meetings…

today: EV mobile coffee shop

@lamarzoccousa espresso machine
3-bay commercial sink
Reverse osmosis water filter
Fetco cold brew machine
Vitamix blender

Optimized for 100+ servings/hour

Gonna be dope

[Sam Shapiro @sambshapiro]

Ok I'm gonna say it, this is cooler than a light saber. Just impulse bought one.

[Carson Morell @MorellCarson]

Factory Visits #62-#64

#62: Grounded: @sambshapiro's Grounded was one of Takton's first factory visits back in 2024, and one of our first three Industry Partners. Going back this year to see all of their progress was a highlight of the roadshow.

#63: Matikon is a global automotive manufacturer of advanced kinematic parts, supplying many of the luxury brands you're familiar with. Think motorized air vents, electric charging flaps, cupholders, and more.

#64: @davidliuxyz and @devonkcopeland's FinalRev got two visits this year. One to their original facility in Oakland, and one to their new facility in Berkeley. They're on a mission to offer fast, machined parts in every industrial region in the US.

[Mike Annunziata @nunzi46]

Excited for this one!

🚐 ⚡️ 🚀

[Ashlee Vance @ashleevance]

Today's set