Ian Clifford

Ian Clifford is the founder and CEO of ZENN Motor Company, a Toronto-based manufacturer of fully electric vehicles. He began his career as a photographer. Mentored by Ansel Adams, he quickly became one of Canada’s leading corporate photographers.

In 1995, Ian co-founded digIT Interactive, a full-service Internet marketing company. After selling digIT Interactive in 2000, he sought a more meaningful endeavor and in 2001 founded Feel Good Cars, an electric car company that is now known as ZENN Motor Company. The ZENN or the Zero Emission No Noise electric car was introduced in 2006. It has since won the Gold medal for Best Urban Vehicle at the Michelin Bibendum Challenge in Paris and is recognized as the world’s leading Neighborhood Electric Vehicle.

ZENN Motor Company is currently developing a highway capable vehicle, the cityZENN and their ZENNergy drive power trains. Zenn Motor Company’s exclusive relationship with EEStor, a Texas-based energy storage company ensures that they are well-positioned to be the global leader in developing zero emission transportation solutions for markets around the world.