Electric Utes — Is Toyota Blind to Opportunity?

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2023 06:53:04 +0000

Australian media is awash with news of companies transforming Toyota’s Land Cruisers and Hilux into electric utes. One must ask, is Toyota blind to this opportunity? It can’t be cheap to rip the guts out of a diesel fourby and replace it with electrics. Surely, Toyota could make a profit by building these trucks itself? […]

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Converting Two Spiders To Electricity

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 19:26:47 +0000

What’s better than one Fiat Spider conversion story? How about two Spider conversion stories? Barb and Derek met with me this morning to share their stories of converting two Fiat Spiders to electric powertrains. We sat at a café at the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art beside the Brisbane River, sipping coffee whilst being entertained […]

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Australian Road Infrastructure Services Company, Evolution Group, To Convert Its ICE Vehicles To Electric In Partnership With Tembo

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2022 17:30:06 +0000

The Toyota Hilux pickup is one of the preferred workhorse in many sectors. It is used extensively by companies in the construction sector. Over 19 million Toyota Hiluxes have been sold worldwide since it was launched some decades ago. The Toyota Hilux could finally be getting an electric version. Recently, Toyota unveiled the Toyota Hilux […]

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4,000 Tembo e-LV EV Conversion Kits For Kenyan Utility Vehicles

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2022 16:30:04 +0000

One of the best ways to accelerate the transition to electric mobility is to convert the current fleet of ICE vehicles around the world to electric. Streamlining conversion kits to zone in on a particular model is one way of ensuring that significant volumes of ICE vehicles can be converted by targeting fleet operators and […]

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Janus Converts Cement Truck

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2022 04:59:40 +0000

The last time I spoke with Lex Forsyth of Janus Trucks, he spoke glowingly of an ever expanding backlog of trucks lining up for conversions from diesel to electric. Now, Cement Australia has just delivered its first load in New South Wales with an electric Janus JE410, the latest addition to its fleet. “The Janus […]

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Racing the Tesla Cybertruck to Market — Converting a Mitsubishi Pajero

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2022 17:42:04 +0000

Francisco is an accomplished engineer, so when he realised that there was no vehicle in the Australian market that could do what he wanted, he decided to build one. He is now racing the Tesla Cybertruck to market. In his Aladdin’s cave of engineering treasure in his Brisbane workshop, he has a multitude of vehicles […]

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Everrati Accelerates Global Production Of Classic Car EV Conversions Following Surging Demand

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2022 20:00:04 +0000

The world is moving swiftly towards electromobility. Looking at new vehicle segment, battery-electric vehicles continue to grow their market share, with record sales figures being reported month after month in a lot of the major automotive markets. Everrati has been working hard to ensure that timeless classics are also part of this transition. Converting classic […]

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Maggie — The Tesla-Powered Camper Van

Credit to Author: Jesper Berggreen| Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2022 05:30:45 +0000

You may remember the series of how the first electric VW camper van from eDub Services came to be. It was not an easy task, but like with all new endeavors, it takes practice to get better. Meet Maggie, the Tesla powered Classic Camper Van of your dreams, which you can actually rent, in the […]

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