Geelong EV Branch

Meetings are held on the 1st Friday of each month: 7:00pm at the South Barwon Community Centre, 33 Mt. Pleasant Rd, Belmont VIC. A gold coin donation is collected to cover refreshments. If travelling by public transport the venue is on bus route #42.

Convenor: Blake Ramsey
Secretary: John Budd
Treasurer: Robert Doig
Committee Members: Tim Johnston, Chris Van Etten, Mark Newell

Here’s a range of resources that we’ve found useful over the years in converting vehicles to electric drive. We’re not promoting any particular brand or company, just sharing what we’ve found helpful. It’s a place to help you get started.

General Information on EV conversions

• List of ATA Renew Magazine articles on electric vehicles
• ZEVA Technical Articles including;
  • Introduction to EVs
  • Batteries
  • Motors
  • Controllers
  • Other Components
  • Physics Theory
  • Circuit Diagrams
  • Safety Considerations
• Australian EV Association (AEVA)

General EV component suppliers

• ZEVA (AUS) – Australian made BMS, Controllers, Instrumentation …
• EVWorks (AUS)
• EV Power (AUS)
• EV Source (US)
• Manzanita Micro (US)
• High Performance EV Systems (US)
• Light Objects (instrumentation + meters) (US)
• Paul & Sabrina Cougar Open Source controller kit (US)
• HPEVS – EV drive systems

Controller Cooling

• Transmission coolers
• Coolant pumps/reservoirs

Other useful suppliers we’ve used

CarID – seat covers, parts etc. by vehicle model

These newsletters are made available to help members understand some of the changes that have happened in the EV industry. They were produced by Kevin Leach of the Geelong EV Branch from it’s inception until 2015.

2015
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2014
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2013
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2012
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2011
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