{"id":1254,"date":"2019-04-03T07:18:45","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T06:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ace-ev.com.au\/?p=1254"},"modified":"2019-04-03T07:27:02","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T06:27:02","slug":"australias-first-manufactured-electric-car-nothing-like-tesla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ace-ev.com.au\/australias-first-manufactured-electric-car-nothing-like-tesla\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia&#8217;s first manufactured electric car \u2018nothing like Tesla\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1254\" class=\"elementor elementor-1254 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-02ebee9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"02ebee9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46f366c\" data-id=\"46f366c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55caf5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55caf5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2019-03-31\/tesla-australias-first-electric-car-queensland\/10944402\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&gt; Read the full article here<\/a><\/strong><\/h3><h3 class=\"first\">It took a German engineer who spoke limited English three years \u2014 and flat-pack parts sourced from China and Taiwan \u2014 to build the first electric car to be manufactured in Australia.<\/h3><div class=\"inline-content wysiwyg right\"><div class=\"inner\"><h2>Key points:<\/h2><ul><li>By the end of 2019, ACE EV want to have built 100 cars, including the Cargo, a ute, and a two-door hatch<\/li><li>The vehicles will not be sold to the public initially, instead being pitched to small businesses and companies for about $40,000<\/li><li>A number of electric garbage trucks are on the roads in Perth and Melbourne, including one completely built and assembled in Australia<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><p>The two-seater van was built in an unassuming warehouse south of Brisbane by a motley crew for small Queensland start-up ACE EV.<\/p><p>They hope it will beat Australia&#8217;s resistance to the new technology by being one of the most affordable on the market.<\/p><p>Managing director Greg McGarvie kept costs down by designing a carbon fibre shell made from flat packs manufactured in China and Taiwan.<\/p><p>They were shipped to their warehouse at Logan, south of Brisbane, and glued together to make the Cargo, which will be launched in Sydney on Tuesday.<\/p><blockquote class=\"quote--pullquote\"><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s about us taking responsibility for the next generation, both in jobs and innovation,&#8221; said Mr McGarvie, a former marine biologist.<\/p><\/blockquote><p>&#8220;But more importantly, to reduce our carbon impact.<\/p><p>&#8220;What we have here is nothing like Tesla \u2014 it&#8217;s nothing like any of the other automakers.&#8221;<\/p><div class=\"inline-content photo full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2019-03-31\/queensland-start-up-ace-ev-managing-director-greg-mcgarvie-stan\/10953524\"> <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"ACE EV managing director Greg McGarvie\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/image\/10953512-3x2-700x467.jpg\" alt=\"Greg McGarvie stands in front of the two-seater electric van in a warehouse at Logan.\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" \/> <\/a><a class=\"inline-caption\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2019-03-31\/queensland-start-up-ace-ev-managing-director-greg-mcgarvie-stan\/10953524\"><strong> Photo:<\/strong> Mr McGarvie kept costs down by designing a carbon fibre shell made from flat packs. <span class=\"source\">(ABC News: Tim Swanston)<\/span> <\/a><\/div><h2>Frustrated by lack of support<\/h2><p>Mr McGarvie&#8217;s team included a German engineer, a translator and a handful of workers using Mr McGarvie&#8217;s own money and that of international backers.<\/p><p>By the end of the year, they want to build 100 cars, including the Cargo, a ute and a two-door hatch.<\/p><p>Coming in at about $40,000, the vehicles will not be sold to the public initially, instead being pitched to small businesses and companies.<\/p><p>Once enough capital has been raised, ACE EV would then progress to wide-scale manufacturing.<\/p><div class=\"inline-content photo full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2019-03-31\/under-the-hood-of-the-ace-ev-two-seater-electric-van-called-ca\/10954050\"> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"ACE EV two-seater electric van\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/image\/10953990-3x2-700x467.jpg\" alt=\"Under the hood of the ACE EV two-seater electric van.\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" \/> <\/a><a class=\"inline-caption\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2019-03-31\/under-the-hood-of-the-ace-ev-two-seater-electric-van-called-ca\/10954050\"><strong> Photo:<\/strong> Under the hood of the van \u2014 no motor, but cooling and braking systems. <span class=\"source\">(ABC News: Tim Swanston)<\/span> <\/a><\/div><p>The three-year process to get Australia&#8217;s first electric passenger car built has at times frustrated Mr McGarvie, who has seen competitors overseas get a leg-up from their local governments.<\/p><p>He would like to have the same support as private or public investors in New Zealand, which could get 50 per cent of their costs funded by the Government.<\/p><blockquote class=\"quote--pullquote\"><p>&#8220;All we want Government to say is look, we think this is a great idea \u2014 what can we do to help?&#8221; Mr McGarvie said.<\/p><\/blockquote><p>&#8220;It doesn&#8217;t necessarily have to be money.&#8221;<\/p><h2>Missed opportunity?<\/h2><p>A senate select committee handed down a report at the start of the year into the industry and Australia&#8217;s sluggish uptake.<\/p><p>It found in stark contrast to many comparable economies, only 0.2 per cent of recent annual car sales in Australia were battery EVs.<\/p><p>The poor uptake was attributed to concerns over charging infrastructure, availability and cost.<\/p><p>Most have a price tag over $60,000.<\/p><p>Despite a host of recommendations, Mr McGarvie said that had not translated into any useful support.<\/p><blockquote class=\"quote--pullquote\"><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not happening as quickly and as honestly as we would like,&#8221; Mr McGarvie said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&gt; 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