Noah Tompkins

Haligonian expat

[Sander B. @SanderBelaen]

Here’s the story of how @UltrahumanHQ , a company valued at $125 million, stole (solo entrepreneur) idea, after their founding team asked me for my help.
With proof! 🧵

[big_pedestrian @big_pedestrian]

One of the most important things to understand about automobile centrism is how godawful ugly it is. Compact, walkable places built with a fraction of the resources and no architectural review are far more beautiful. They are also cheaper to build and maintain.

[Noah Tompkins @NoahTompkins7]

@SamAustinD5 I love Dartmouth, but man that's a whole lot of parking lot. Imagine what it could be like if it was designed for people instead of cars.

[Noah Tompkins @NoahTompkins7]

@RichmondRCMP "Okay kiddos, make sure to not get killed by the poor drivers on their fun night out!"

[Noah Tompkins @NoahTompkins7]

@nspc Booo, go away. Most people will get more money back in their rebate than they pay.

And yeah, people need a car to drive because the city and province do nothing to give actually affordable ways to get around like public transit and biking.

[Kevin Wilson @WilsonKM2]

Downtown Halifax, but better.

[Noah Tompkins @NoahTompkins7]

@DenySully @hfxgov Any indication of on-site bike parking or plans for bike lanes to the terminal yet?

[Noah Tompkins @NoahTompkins7]

@Tim_Bousquet This is so sad. Planning whole new pieces to the city without prioritizing active transport and public transport is such an oversight.

As Halifax grows, getting around is going to become excruciatingly hard if we rely solely on cars.

And yeah, autonomous vehicles ain't it.

[Noah Tompkins @NoahTompkins7]

@Tim_Bousquet @PhilMoscovitch I moved from Halifax (where I grew up and virtually never road a bike) to Utrecht, Netherlands. In Utrecht, there are no "cyclists" but tens of thousands of people getting around who happen to be on bikes.

When it's safe and easy to bike, everyone will do it.

[It's More Than Buses @morethanbuses]

Outdated transit payment options, indeed.

https://t.co/4j9BmuZHMi

[Kevin Wilson @WilsonKM2]

Cities can be good, but you gotta let people build things and pay for the space they're taking up (looking at you, cars).
https://t.co/HH0DA80LbN via @TwitCoast

[Noah Tompkins @NoahTompkins7]

@Brent_Ritchie @BikeMayorHfx Totally agree! I live in Utrecht (the city pictured above), but I'm from Halifax. In the Netherlands they fully moved away from requiring helmets and the argument is very strong.

Here's a great article explaining it. I hope Canada adopts this too.

https://t.co/9B0pMokMhH

[Chargetrip @Chargetrip]

We are proud to announce our €10M Series A 🎉

This will power our expansion into North America and commercial fleet electrification.

The round was led by HSBC Asset Management with funding from Riverstone and existing investors @Bluebearcapital, Vindeggen, and @apxberlin.

[Noah Tompkins @NoahTompkins7]

@chronicleherald So, what is the plan? There is a lot of talk about it being more effective, but literally nowhere is there an explanation of what the plan is.

[Noah Tompkins @NoahTompkins7]

So cool to see this vehicle in the sand 🔥

[Potential @PotentialMotors]

Hit the dunes with us.

P0, our 4-motor electric UTV platform designed and built in house to test Potential Motors vehicle control software, Off-Road OS.

https://t.co/jr203J8PnL

[Noah Tompkins @NoahTompkins7]

@ryanmacneil @BrisUniPress Would love to!

[Noah Tompkins @NoahTompkins7]

"Did you know Tesla doesn't spend any money on marketing?"

Tesla:

#GigaTexas #GigaRodeo #Tesla

[Entrevestor @entrevestor]

Fredericton’s @PotentialMotors is developing its own electric off-road vehicle in a bid to demonstrate the value of its control system software. https://t.co/3OVzH3fHfe #electricvehicles