MuvMi
{{Short description|Thai ridesharing company}}
{{Company
| name = MuvMi
| logo = File:MuvMi_Logo.png
| image = MuvMi Purple TukTuk.jpg
| image_caption = A MuvMi EV tuk-tuk on a street in Bangkok, Thailand
| native_name = มูฟมี
| native_name_lang = th
| type = Private
| industry = {{unbulleted list|Technology|Transportation|Micromobility}}
| founded = 2016
| hq_location = Phaya Thai, Bangkok, Thailand
| area_served = Bangkok
| key_people = Krisada Kritayakirana (CEO)
| products = Mobile app
| parent = Urban Mobility Tech Co. Ltd.
| website = {{url|https://www.muvmi.co}}
}}
MuvMi ({{Langx|th|มูฟมี}}; {{RTGS|mufmi}}) is a Thai ride sharing startup based in Bangkok, Thailand.{{Citation |title=มูฟมี (Muvmi) รถตุ๊กตุ๊กไฟฟ้าที่ยกระดับสังคมบนท้องถนน|trans-title=Muvmi, the electric tuk-tuk that improves society on the road |publisher= THE STANDARD |via=YouTube| date=29 September 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2NBlFKmaRw |access-date=2024-03-07 |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2023-01-19 |title=Thailand's tuk-tuks go green amid rising demand for electric models |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/19/thailands-tuk-tuks-go-green-amid-rising-demand-for-electric-models |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=The Guardian}}{{Cite press release |title=MuvMi ตุ๊กๆ อัจฉริยะ สะดวก ปลอดภัยรอบรั้วจุฬาฯ |url=https://www.chula.ac.th/news/15648/ |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย |language=th|trans-title=MuvMi is a smart, convenient, and safe tuk tuk around the Chula fence.|date=27 December 2018|trans-website=Chulalongkorn University}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q07R21FYZU4 |title=Thailand Revs Up For An Electric Future With BYD And Electric Tuk-Tuks {{!}} CNA Correspondent |date=2024-08-01 |last=CNA Insider |access-date=2024-08-05 |via=YouTube}} It is the developer of the MuvMi app, offering rides via electric tuk-tuks.{{Cite web |title=In Thailand, tuk-tuk apps spare tourists the hassle of haggling |url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Startups/In-Thailand-tuk-tuk-apps-spare-tourists-the-hassle-of-haggling |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=Nikkei Asia |language=en-GB}}{{Cite news |title=Post-Covid EV industry surge anticipated |language=en |work=Bangkok Post |date=26 October 2021 |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2204179/post-covid-ev-industry-surge-anticipated |access-date=2023-03-14 |last1=Praiwan |first1=Yuthana }}{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-02-07 |title=Muvmi (มูฟ-มี) แพลตฟอร์มเรียกตุ๊กตุ๊กไฟฟ้าทั่วกรุงฯ 5 ปี คนใช้กว่า 4 ล้าน |url=https://www.pptvhd36.com/news/%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A8%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A9%E0%B8%90%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%88/189993 |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=pptvhd36.com |language=th|trans-title=Muvmi, an electric tuk-tuk calling platform throughout the city for 5 years, with more than 4 million users}}{{Cite press release |title=กทม.เปิดหลักสูตร "พนักงานขับรถยนต์สามล้อไฟฟ้า" รุกพัฒนาทักษะแรงงาน สร้างอาชีพ |url=https://www.thaipbs.or.th/news/content/334454 |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=Thai PBS |language=th|trans-title=Bangkok Launches "Electric Tricycle Driver" Course Advance the development of labor skills and create careers}}{{Cite press release |date=2020-01-30 |title='มูฟมี' ตุ๊กตุ๊กอีวี สัญชาติไทย ตอบโจทย์เศรษฐกิจสีเขียว |url=https://www.bangkokbiznews.com/business/863651 |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=bangkokbiznews |language=th|trans-title='Move Me' Tuk Tuk EV, Thai Nationality Responding to the needs of the green economy|first=Bussakorn|last=Phu Sae}}{{excessive citations inline|date=October 2024}} The app is designed to provide first- and last-mile connections with Bangkok's transit network.{{Cite web |title=First and Last Mile Access to Public Transport: Safe and Inclusive Mobility Solutions for Asian Cities |url=https://www.unescap.org/blog/first-and-last-mile-access-public-transport-safe-and-inclusive-mobility-solutions-asian-cities |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=ESCAP |language=EN}}
MuvMi operates a fleet of over 600 electric tuk-tuks in 12 Bangkok neighborhoods as of 2024.{{Cite web |date=2021-11-01 |title=MuvMi รถตุ๊กตุ๊กไฟฟ้าเจ้าแรกในไทย |url=https://urbancreature.co/muvmi/ |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=Urban Creature |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2023-01-13 |title=วิธีใช้ MuvMi แอปพลิเคชั่นเรียกตุ๊กตุ๊กไฟฟ้า 100% เดินทางเริ่มต้นแค่ 10 บาท |url=https://www.springnews.co.th/digital-tech/auto/834322 |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=springnews |language=th}}{{Cite interview|first=Supapong|last=Kitiwattanasak|title=A cleaner ride |language=en |work=Bangkok Post |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/life/social-and-lifestyle/2541939/a-cleaner-ride |access-date=2023-06-30}}{{Citation |title=รีวิว MuvMI ตุ๊กๆ ไฟฟ้า ขนส่งสาธารณะที่ง่าย สะดวก และประหยัดสุดๆ | date=18 January 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu_Cx2Vq1mc |access-date=2024-03-07 |language=en}}{{excessive citations inline|date=October 2024}}
History
Founded in 2016 by Krisada Kritayakirana, Pipat Tangsiripaisan and Supapong Kitiwattanasak, MuvMi was supported by Thailand's National Innovation Agency.{{Cite web |date=13 January 2023 |title=Electric tuk-tuk innovator MuvMi to triple fleet as demand soars |url=https://www.nationthailand.com/business/corporate/40023998 |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=www.nationthailand.com}}{{Cite news |title=UMT to expand electric tuk-tuk fleet |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2482257/umt-to-expand-electric-tuk-tuk-fleet |access-date=2023-01-29 |work=Bangkok Post |date=14 January 2023 |language=en |last1=Praiwan |first1=Yuthana }}{{Cite web |title=Eureka 341: Muvmi, The Entrepreneurs - Radio |url=https://monocle.com/radio/shows/the-entrepreneurs/eureka-341/ |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=Monocle |language=en}} MuvMi's expansion was delayed during the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020 to 2021, with the vehicles mostly used to carry goods. In 2023, MuvMi announced plans to expand from 350 vehicles to 1,000 by the end of the year, and 4,000 to 5,000 within five years.
The vehicles are manufactured by Thai Rung Union Car. The company's headquarters are in Ari, Phaya Thai district.{{Cite web |title=The best neighbourhoods in Bangkok |url=https://monocle.com/travel-guides/bangkok/neighbourhoods/ |access-date=2025-04-29 |website=Monocle |language=en-US}}
Locations served
File:MuvMi Charging.jpg infrastructure for electric MuvMi tuk-tuks at the company's headquarters in Phaya Thai, Bangkok]]
- Ari – Pradiphat
- Bang Sue
- Chula – Chit Lom
- On Nut
- Phahonyothin – Kaset
- Ratchada – Rama 9
- Rattanakosin
- Si Lom – Sathorn
- Sukhumvit
- Victory Monument
- Bearing – Lasalle
- Wongwian Yai{{Cite web |date=2025-02-23 |title=เรฟเฟอเรนซ์ ผนึก3พันธมิตร ตอบโจทย์ทุกไลฟ์สไตล์เจนวาย |url=https://www.bangkokbiznews.com/property/1167934 |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=bangkokbiznews |language=th}}