We source and supply components for converting petroleum powered vehicles to electric, as well as actively developing products for the global market to aid in the adoption of zero emission electric vehicle technologies worldwide. We also offer consultation to anyone wishing to modify their own vehicle to be zero emission.

There are many advantages to electric vehicles:

• Do your part to help minimise global warming
• Save thousands every year in fuel and servicing
• Improved reliability, performance and convenience
• Reduce Australia's dependence on foreign oil

Cars and trucks: Although there are currently no production electric cars available in Australia, there are professional workshops around the country who will custom build one for. Details are listed on our links page.

Bikes and scooters: There are several brands currently available in Australia, such as the Vectrix, E-Max and SWEI. Please visit the links page for details.

ZEVA recently became a reseller for MES-DEA vacuum pumps, and our first shipment of stock has just arrived! We have one of these in our MX5 and have found them to be a terrific unit - European quality, very compact, relatively quiet, and with the convenience of a built-in vacuum switch.

Unfortunately the performance of these recently-introduced controllers has proven to be well short of their specifications, so we are offering a voluntary recall to anyone who has purchased one of these from ZEVA. Development of our own controller is now proceeding as rapidly as possible to fill the hole this has created in our product line!

Google has had a plug-in vehicle program for over a year, and has now started investing in EV startup companies. I've been a longtime fan of Aptera, so it's great to see they're receiving some backing from a company like Google to help get their remarkable EV into production.

http://earth2tech.com/2008/07/23/
googleorg-invests-in-electric-car-startups/

A great speech by Al Gore discussing current problems caused by our use and dependence on carbon-based fuels, and ways we can overcome it. Highly recommended. (See also http://www.algore.org)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt9wZloG97U

"John McCain hopes to solve the country's energy crisis with cold hard cash. The Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting is proposing a $300 million government prize to whomever can develop an automobile battery that far surpasses existing technology..."

http://ap.google.com/article/
ALeqM5jfqkglGaJzMm-z8hIuFPKpCqLkwwD91FJE980

Last weekend the Power of DC EV AutoCross and Drag Race weekend was held in Maryland (US). The link below has several photo galleries from the event - an impressive turnout and some inspiring vehicles. Hopefully we'll be able to host something similar in Australia soon!

http://www.powerofdc.com/gallery.html

In this article from The Age newspaper, Andrew Heasley talks about Nissan's pledge to have plug-in, electric cars in showrooms by 2010 in the US and Japan, and globally by 2012. A good read.

http://www.theage.com.au/news/motors/
charging-into-the-future/2008/05/23/
1211654101908.html

Popular Mechanics is running an article written by Jamie Hyneman from the Mythbusters entitled "Why Electric Vehicles Beat Gas in 5 Extreme Tests". He discusses their recent episode where various EVs are compared with petrol powered equivalents.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/
transportation/4264025.html?series=19

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