The Kew little car, front 3-quarter view, painted metallic emerald green.

"Welcome to the Kew little car ..." rendered in machined stainless steel.

© Jonathan Holt, March 2026. UK Registered Design no. 6512833.

Name: Kew Little Car Company Ltd
Address: GB

We all face problems with cars in cities - parking, traffic jams, and now ... finding an EV charger.

The reality is, our grid can't support enough roadside chargers for the growing number of electric vehicles, and most cars are still too large and heavy for urban use – and getting fatter.

Most importantly, we all want our cities to become cleaner, more efficient, more equitable places for people to live.

Kew little cars feature two removable, portable battery packs, each weighing 10 kg, rated at 3.02 kWh, and easily carried into the home to charge overnight. This will give a 40 mile range – perfect for everyday commutes.

One of the removeable portable batteries.

Our funding plan allows for 2 prototype build phases, powertrain development, testing, all body and chassis tooling, marketing, PR, regulatory liaison, and build of 60 pre-production and first production vehicles.

The WLTP drive cycle, showing the predicted range of the Kew little car.

These sales will allow us to break even in Year 3 to 4, and we expect clear profit from Year 5.

The Kew little car in the street outside a fashionable bar in a European city at night. Rear 3-quarter view, the car painted metallic red.

Eventually, with disassembly and material recovery in a specialised facility, they can be re-born as even more efficient, more profitable, next generation little cars, reducing inventory and retaining value in the business.

The Kew little car outside a modern car showroom on a sunny day.

Side / top view of the Kew little car, on a summer evening. It is metallic orange colour and is outside a car showroom with 5 other brightly painted Kew little cars in it.

Kew will design and build a new fleet of L6e / L7e quadricycles to address these issues directly.

Less than 2.4 metres long and with a target weight of under 400 kg, these little cars are ideal for city streets.

A smartly dressed young woman removes a portable battery from a blue painted Kew little car. It is outside a modern residential apartment complex in a European city at night.

The L7e will retail at £15,000, with the L6e to follow at £13,000.

The Kew little car in the street outside a fashionable bar in a European city at midday. Rear 3-quarter view, the car painted light metallic green.

Right now, we are seeking a £5 million investment for the 28 months to Start of Production, with additional funding needed to manage total overheads of £6.5 million for the first 3 years even as we scale up to 1,500 cars annually.

The Kew little car on a sandy beach on a summer evening. It is painted bright yellow.

Kew little cars will be engineered for long life, within a circular, usership-focused, designed-for-remanufacture business model.

A Kew little car is facing to the right, is outside a modern car showroom on a summer day.

So, if you are a potential supplier, collaborator or investor - we want to talk with you!

The Kew little car, rear 3-quarter view, painted metallic emerald green.

Our leadership team has many decades of experience in high-level automotive engineering, innovative industrial design, and robust financial stewardship. We are well able to bring the Kew little car to city streets across the world.

Steve Grosvenor — Engineering

Steve graduated in Engineering and offers an expansive technical background across aerospace and automotive sectors. His career highlights encompass:

Aerospace Propulsion: Test Engineer for the JT15D engine at Pratt & Whitney Aero Engines.
Defense Engineering: Fuel system architecture for the Panavia Tornado IDS within the Aeromechanical Department at British Aircraft Corporation (now BAe).
Automotive Performance: Engineering and assembly of bespoke racing vehicles for Lawrencetune under Chris Lawrence.
Industrial Leadership: Engineering Director at Grosvenor-Reeve (Designers + Engineers) Ltd, overseeing the manufacture of specialized machinery and testing equipment for Martin Baker ejection seats.
Royal Household: Designed specialized mechanical aids for the Royal Mews for HM Queen Elizabeth II.

Jonathan Holt — Design

Jonathan graduated in Industrial Design (Engineering) followed by postgraduate specialization in Automotive Design at the Royal College of Art. His design portfolio features:

Aerodynamic Research: Wind tunnel development and styling for high-efficiency heavy goods vehicles for the UK Department of Energy.
Simulation Technology: Total design process from concept to pre-production prototypes, program management and 6-axis motion systems packaging for virtual reality flight simulators at Thomson-CSF (now Thales S.A.)
Industrial Innovation: Conceptual design and prototype development for the Flexi 3 articulated forklift for Narrow Aisle Ltd.
Global Automotive OEM: HVAC packaging and feasibility engineering for major platforms including the Land Rover Discovery 3, Range Rover Sport, and Jaguar XJ8 for Denso Sales UK.
Aerospace Interiors: Project management for Cathay Pacific’s business class cabin design prototype mock-ups.
Sustainable Mobility: Created the styling design for the “Hyrban” hydrogen fuel cell city car for Riversimple, one now held in the permanent collection of the Science Museum, London.
Design Studio Liaison: Lead Interior Studio Engineer on several projects for Geely Design Sweden, contributing to premium models such as the Zeekr 009, Zeekr 007, Zeekr 9X and LYNK&Co Z10.

Martyn Ryan — Finance

Martyn is a graduate of Business Economics and Sociology from the University of Southampton, providing the financial rigour necessary for ambitious scaling. His background includes:

Professional Credentials: Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and alumnus of the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program.
Investment Operations: Partner and COO at Genesis Investment Management, where he directed finance, risk, and product structuring for a premier emerging markets equity manager.
Governance: Holds various non-executive roles within the finance and sports sectors and serves as a trustee for several charitable organizations, specializing in risk management and audit.