https://mashable.com/article/electric-vehicle-conversion-jaunt-australia-trips/#BL7iDuY7kPqC Startup turns old gas cars into electric vehicles made for road adventures Mar 24, 2019 Sasha Lekach
[images / jaunt https://mondrian.mashable.com/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F956720%252F00025735-3f99-420c-a867-d484cb743161.jpg%252F950x534__filters%253Aquality%252890%2529.jpg?signature=qwVJPgWHJd4e1RvqR5RqCkCfTuw=&source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com This old thing will soon have a new, electric life https://mondrian.mashable.com/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F956722%252Faf6a642a-6552-4d45-99cb-d133c6fa623e.jpg%252Ffit-in__1200x9600.jpg?signature=h3wp6lKVsUj8r1O5n6APwTq8JQU=&source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com Rent the converted electric vehicle for an Australian road trip. video flash jaunt ] Those old-school SUVs and four-wheel-drive adventure cars are great — except for all the waste-emitting gasoline needed to fuel them on camping trips and scenic drives through nature. That's where Australian startup Jaunt comes in, converting old vehicles like the 1971 Land Rover Series 2a into electric road trippers. That's the first car the company has raised enough money to revamp. The car should be available in time for the Australian spring and summer. The company so far only has the Land Rover, named Juniper, but it wants to convert more vehicles to set up for rentals for pre-planned "jaunts" around Australia. So far an Indiegogo campaign has raised more than $10,000 (over A$14,000). Ultimately the startup hopes to receive $50,000 to provide more trips and cars. Car rentals are available for dates starting as soon as June in Byron Bay, the Blue Mountains, and other coastal drives and scenic areas of Australia. A rainforest road trip for a day costs $142 in Juniper, the converted vehicle. SEE ALSO: Here's what some electric vehicles will sound like to warn pedestrians Before anyone can go on an electric trip in what Jaunt calls an "upcycled" vehicle, the first car needs to be converted. The conversion process involves removing the engine, fuel tank, and exhaust system, and putting in an electric motor, a 100-kilowatt NetGain Hyper9 AC. There's also the batteries, charging system, and regenerative braking that goes into the old-but-new vehicle. It's not just older, beat-up vehicles getting overhauled with a jolt of electric energy. In February, Porsche's Macan SUV was announced as the latest electric makeover vehicle. The Jaguar classic E-Type is coming back as an all-electric sports car as well. Jaunt's converted Land Rover is only a prototype (that hasn't been finished yet), but it'll give adventurous drivers a way to explore Australia, electrically. [© mashable.com] https://www.hotcars.com/australian-adventure-startup-converts-old-gas-guzzling-cars-into-evs/ Australian Adventure Startup Converts Old Gas-Guzzling Cars Into EVs Mar 27, 2019 Australians who love vintage vehicles but also love the environment are in luck. Now, thanks to a new company, they can convert their classic cars into electric ... https://youtu.be/5ssGh-vqvQQ + http://www.autoconnectedcar.com/2019/03/drive-electric-earth-day-celebrations-drives-coming-to-america/ Drive Electric Earth Day Celebrations & Drives Coming to America March 26, 2019 ... will be held in April 2019 with dozens of events across the United States celebrating the many benefits of electric vehicles (EVs), including cleaner air, a smoother ride and greater convenience ... For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
