Tim has 20 years experience in the IT industry including 14 years as a network engineer and site reliability engineer at Google Australia. He is an EV and renewable energy enthusiast who is most passionate about helping people understand and adopt these technologies.

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“It really hugs the road:” Reliving the past with an electric 1971 VW Squareback

Voltwagen with door open, matching seatbelts and paint highlights. Source: Andy Spry

Andy Spry has rekindled his 50-year love affair with VW Squarebacks, with an electric conversion based around a Tesla Model S motor, and a 72 kWh battery that makes it "a joy to drive."

3 min

Cheaper than a Hilux: AusEV unveils fully electric 4×4 mining and construction ute

AusEV has unveiled what it describes as Australia’s first fully electric 4x4 mining and construction ute, and which it says will beat its fossil fuel equivalents on the total cost of ownership.

Electrogusto 1973 VW Type 3 conversion. Source: Electrogusto

6 min

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EV conversions: Classic cars from Porsche 911s to Citroën gelato vans get an electric shock

EV conversion specialist Nick Cummins describes himself as a modern day hot rodder, combining the fun and reliability of electric motors to make classic cars more enjoyable to drive.

3 min

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.

3 min

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.

2 min

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.

3 min

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.

4 min

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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.

3 min

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“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 MOD to trial EV converted military land Rovers

2 min

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.

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