{"id":3226,"date":"2021-07-08T06:34:47","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T06:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www1.wpbmobility.com\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T09:56:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T09:56:54","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wpbmobility.com\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3226\" class=\"elementor elementor-3226 elementor-85\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30a2f3d e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"30a2f3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4657d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e4657d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpbmobility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Pedro-Barbara-1-rheavx92d31yzkibhy559583cvr0w2jl3ugqelfqbk.png\" title=\"Pedro B\u00e1rbara\" alt=\"Pedro B\u00e1rbara\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5092b75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5092b75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-title\">\n<h3 class=\"uk-h2\">Pedro B\u00e1rbara &#8211; Founder &amp; Chief Editor<br>Age: 38.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-content\">\n<p>An automotive engineer with a degree from Instituto Superior T\u00e9cnico, Pedro spent 12 years in the Portuguese automotive industry before founding WPB Mobility. He has worked on R&amp;D projects for European brands and has developed a particular passion for electric mobility and emerging technologies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a58f980 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a58f980\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45afafa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45afafa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The History of WPB Mobility<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-049aad0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"049aad0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">WPB Mobility was born in March 2019, during a casual conversation between Pedro B\u00e1rbara and two fellow engineers in a cafeteria in Cais do Sodr\u00e9, Lisbon. Frustrated with the lack of Portuguese content specializing in mobility and automotive technology, they decided to create something different.<\/p><p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"><strong>The First Steps (2019-2020):<\/strong> It began as Pedro&#8217;s personal blog, sharing his experiences with electric cars in Portugal &#8211; at the time still a rarity. The first viral post was about &#8220;How to Charge a Tesla from Lisbon to Porto in 2019&#8221;, which revealed the real challenges of electric mobility in the country.<\/p><p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"><strong>Growth and Recognition (2021-2022):<\/strong> With the boom in electric vehicles, WPB Mobility has become a national benchmark. Pedro began collaborating with Portuguese dealers for exclusive tests and established partnerships with European brands. The community grew organically, attracted by the authenticity and technical expertise.<\/p><p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"><strong>Mission:<\/strong> To democratize knowledge about mobility, helping the Portuguese to make informed decisions about transport and technology.<\/p><p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"><strong>Values:<\/strong> Authenticity, technical rigor, sustainability and genuine passion for the mobility of the future.<\/p><p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"><strong>Vision:<\/strong> To be the benchmark platform linking the Portuguese automotive tradition with global innovations, inspiring smarter and more sustainable mobility.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pedro B\u00e1rbara &#8211; Founder &amp; Chief EditorAge: 38. 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