Our Story
Welcome to 1854 Motors, where we’re not just building vehicles—we’re building liberation.
1854 Motors exists to mobilize you, to abolish all barriers that stand in your way, and to help you discover what it means to be truly free. Our legacy is built on the spirit of abolition and the proof of history: that the path to opportunity is carved by action, truth, sustained commitment, and movement. As a company built to break cycles of recidivism, poverty, and injustice, we work in the service of our community. We guarantee living wages for our employees, create technologies, and empower all of us to realize our potential. We welcome anyone—and only those—committed to this purpose without compromise. More than a company, 1854 Motors is a movement dedicated to creating vehicles for change.
Our Name
In protest of the hypocrisy of the reinstatement of the ‘Fugitive Slave Act,’ a group of the most noted abolitionists of the day, including Sojourner Truth, Henry David Thoreau, Wendell Phillips, Lewis Hayden, and most importantly, William Lloyd Garrison, gathered in Framingham, MA, on July 4, 1854. It was during this rally that Garrison burned the United States Constitution and galvanized the anti-slavery movement.
Just as those abolitionists stood against the oppression of free people being forced back into chattel slavery, our mission at 1854 Motors is to stand between the formerly incarcerated and a return to prison due to poverty and the inability to find living-wage employment.
The 1854 Motors Team
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Brandale D. Randolph
FOUNDER
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Matthew DeRemer
ENGINEERING
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Ryan Paul
DESIGN
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Subathra Rajendran
ENERGY
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Bradley George
MANUFACTURING
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Nathan Mckelvey
BRANDING