Mass retrofit: 12 start-ups selected to help switch existing car fleet to fully electric
Second annual Supercharge Australia Innovation Challenge selects 12 local start-ups with focus on retrofitting existing cars as electric vehicles.
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Joshua S. Hill is a Melbourne-based journalist who has been writing about climate change, clean technology, and electric vehicles for over 15 years. He has been reporting on electric vehicles and clean technologies for Renew Economy and The Driven since 2012. His preferred mode of transport is his feet.
The “Fusla”: The 5-tonne Fuso truck converted to electric, powered by Tesla motor and battery
A five-tonne Fuso truck is being converted to electric, with the help of a Tesla Model S motor, a Tesla EV battery, and a lot of innovation.
New entrant in EVs-for-mines market predicts 7,200 in sales by 2027
Australian company Climatech Zero is moving into EVs by licensing its Irish partner's autonomous vehicle software.
The electric truck conversion running on waste vegetable oil and old Tesla parts
The creator of a mobile EV charger that runs on waste vegetable oil has found an ingenious way to make the entire enterprise carbon neutral.
Mini to Porsche: The EV conversion specialists making classic cars electric
Upgrading classic cars with electric motors and powerful batteries can give them a second life and put them back on the roads.
“Oh. My. Gosh:” Jaunt unveils bright red electric Mini Cooper conversion
"An electric motor is the way this should have always been powered." Jaunt celebrates its first conversion of a Mini Cooper, a very red one.
UK military to trial electric Land Rovers converted from diesel
UK Ministry of Defence awards contract to help the British Army trial electric Land Rovers converted from diesel.
Reversible “plug and play” electrification kit released for iconic Porsche 911
Electric vehicle conversions for classic cars keep originality, yet give them a new life fit for the 21st century.
Electric logging truck with swappable batteries begins work in South Australia
A converted T609 Kenworth logging truck fitted with an electric powertrain has gotten to work in the Green Triangle region of South Australia.
1961 Bentley S2 Continental becomes “rarest” car to be converted to fully electric
A super rare classic Bentley has been given an all-electric makeover by EV conversion specialist Lunaz.