Oliver Kuttner

CEO, Edison2

As the Founder and CEO of Edison2, Oliver Kuttner produces workable and sustainable transportation solutions. Kuttner is a commercial real estate developer whose environmentally responsible methods are helping to revitalize Lynchburg, Virginia. Practicing what he preaches, Kuttner placed Edison2’s offices and assembly facility in a formerly abandoned 360,000 square foot textile factory that now houses over 24 businesses and numerous residences. 

Kuttner's broad experience also includes award-winning building design, sports car racing prototype construction, fathering the ALMS Ford GTR and, most recently, winning the Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize. 

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Pole Position

May 12, 2011
Fifteen years have passed since a major automaker has attempted to market an electric vehicle. Within five years, rare will be the auto showroom...