Electric cars?

[basilio]

The organisation that made the award acts as a start up accelerator to help business develop products that will create a low carbon economy and address Climate Change issues.

About us | EnergyLab

The people and purpose behind EnergyLab

energylab.org.au

The inventors and businesses that came together for the Supercharge forums is impressive.

 

[basilio]

Unfortunately , its still vaporware.
Their website is still under construction, so there is no information about the products, no weight, no specs, no costs, no dimensions, no interface details, what existing ICE parts are replaced just for starters.
Having been stupid enough to embark on a conversion, I can tell you its a hideously complex mess, and if I had known what I was getting myself in for, would not have undertaken it.
Mick

That comment was also made by another person who responded on The Driven website. That may be the case but in fact the CEO of the organization responded in the comments section.

How far advanced are they ? One would sincerely hope the Energy Lab people were careful enough to gauge the progress of this company

Kyle Van Berendonck

17 hours ago



Reply to EV Person

Hi, CEO of Veepower here, thanks for joining the discussion.
Veepower is a shoot-off from Cuedo Controls, the Australasian distributor and integrator for Dana and Wind River, which are both huge names in the mobility industry, especially commercial vehicles.

Although you may not have heard of us, that’s because as a B2B (business to business) company we work behind the scenes. Veepower will be no different because to achieve the required scale we will be supplying B2B to engineering companies and manufacturers who, in turn, will perform the final model-specific integration and homogenisation, who will most likely white-label the Veepilot and sell to end-customers under a different name.

In the pilot program we are working with manufacturers in these key industries (listed in order of volume – highest to lowest): Buses, light rigid trucks, heavy rigid trucks, long haul trucks, light commercial vehicles (mining), specialty off-road vehicles, and classic conversions.
Once the Veepilot has scaled-up in the commercial vehicles segment, economies of scale will likely make it possible for consumer vehicles to be retrofitted for as you say, around $20K. We expect the first viable consumer vehicles will be dual-cab utes, 4WDs and SUVs. In this segment, new EVs can cost upwards of AU$180K.

 

[basilio]

This article highlights the 12 start ups that were part of the Super charge program. There are links to their websites in the article.
They don't all have to be successful. I have taken in interest in REVR.

Mass retrofit: 12 start-ups selected to help switch existing car fleet to fully electric​

• September 24, 2024
• 8 comments
• 3 minute read
• Joshua S. Hill

Clayton Franklin and the team at EPCA and their electrified Cat 777 100-tonne haul truck in WA


The second annual Supercharge Australia Innovation Challenge has chosen 12 local start-ups that boast potential solutions that could accelerate the transition of Australia’s car fleet to fully electric vehicles (EVs) through a mass retrofit of the existing fleet.

The aim of the program is to deploy up to 1.3TWh of batteries that would convert half the Australian vehicle fleet to EVs, equivalent to over 10 million vehicles. These include councils and corporate fleets, marine vessels, mining haul trucks, and buses for public transport and private fleets.

The challenge is run as a partnership between EnergyLab and New Energy Nexus and is designed to support start-ups in developing solutions capable of deploying the batteries needed to electrify half the country’s vehicle fleet – a number that would require up to approximately 600GWh of heavy truck and bus batteries, 25GWh for mining applications, 400GWh for light trucks and commercial vehicles, and 260GWh for passenger vehicles.

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.

thedriven.io

 

[basilio]

Unfortunately , its still vaporware.
Their website is still under construction, so there is no information about the products, no weight, no specs, no costs, no dimensions, no interface details, what existing ICE parts are replaced just for starters.
Having been stupid enough to embark on a conversion, I can tell you its a hideously complex mess, and if I had known what I was getting myself in for, would not have undertaken it.
Mick

And a VW beetle is supposed to be one of more simple EV conversion projects.... theoretically.

I suspect the ones who have done it 5, 10 15 times have sorted out the issues you have wrestled with and come up with solutions. Doing it one off even with a strong engineering/ mechanical background would not necessarily give you that knowledge.

 

[JohnDe]

And a VW beetle is supposed to be one of more simple EV conversion projects.... theoretically.

I suspect the ones who have done it 5, 10 15 times have sorted out the issues you have wrestled with and come up with solutions. Doing it one off even with a strong engineering/ mechanical background would not necessarily give you that knowledge.

I have a relative in the US that has had a conversion done, went from driving the car only on club cruises to driving it almost every weekend.
The old original set-up was fun to drive for about 10 minutes and then became a chore. Now, with the EV system, it is fun all day.

Local company doing conversions -

Unique EVs - Classic & Vintage Car Electric Conversions - Perth, WA

The UNIQUE EVS mission to lead the electric vehicle conversion market by future-proofing classic cars, producing unique electric sports cars, and transitioning niche markets to E-Mobility is a critical contribution to transitioning industry from a fossil fuel reliance to the technology of...

uniqueevs.com.au

 

[sptrawler]

if I had known what I was getting myself in for, would not have undertaken it.
Mick

Sounds like my project, which I bought 13 years ago, because I thought I would get bored in retirement.

 

[mullokintyre]

Sounds like my project, which I bought 13 years ago, because I thought I would get bored in retirement.

So have you actually started retirement yet?
mick

 

[qldfrog]

So have you actually started retirement yet?
mick

I know i feel busier in retirement than ever as i tackle even more projects..doing jn a year what i did in 10 while consulting.but still keen on buying the skeleton of a farm buggy and transform it into an EV

 

[sptrawler]

So have you actually started retirement yet?
mick

Yes I retired in 2011, bought a 1955 BMW R25/3 to restore, I have stripped it now, I just have to rebuild, renew and fix it. The last person butchered it, so it will take a concerted effort and my wife to reduce her passion for travel.
Don't want to go off topic, I know how it annoys you.

 

[sptrawler]

Interesting Hertz is getting out of EV rentals.

Hertz loses $2 billion, largely because of electric cars

Hertz has posted its fourth loss in a row as it slashes its fleet of Tesla and Polestar electric cars.

www.drive.com.au