A range of EVs will be showcased at Evolocity
An electric powered Suzuki van that has been converted by a team of Waikato students is headed to Christchurch this weekend for the electric vehicle (EV) festival, Evolocity.
Evolocity will showcase a range of electric vehicles currently on the market and in use, and also provides a venue for New Zealand EV innovators and inventors to showcase their transport projects.
The Waikato students converted Suzuki Carry van will be driven from Hamilton to Christchurch for the event.
“It’s going to be a good test,” final year engineering student James Watkins told the Waikato Times.
Using a 35 kilowatt motor with 90 batteries, the EV van can be charged overnight, taking around 7.5 hours using a caravan plug. The student team is expecting to travel around 120km on a single charge.
Evolocity will offer New Zealanders an inside look at the performance and efficiency of EVs.
Weekend highlights will include:
• A race between the world’s fastest electric drag motor bike and the fastest drag motor bike in the South Island.
• An action packed event featuring sixteen Canterbury high school teams who have developed their own custom design and built electric vehicles.
. A showcase of three world record holding electric vehicles from the US, plus New Zealand’s first Tesla S.
• A race between the epitome of motorsport a Ferrari and the high performance Tesla Roadster.
• Race legend – Eva Håkansson who holds the title of fastest electric motorcycle in the world (434 km/h), fastest sidecar motorcycle in the world and fastest woman on a motorcycle in the world.
• Kevin Clemens who set 11 world, US National and US East Coast land speed records with electric motorcycles built in his Minnesota workshop.
• A Dragon’s Den where inventors and innovators will go head to head for potential investor backing.
. An Award Ceremony celebrating the stand out performances and innovations from the day.
Evolocity will be held at the Mike Pero Motorsport Park, Ruapuna from 9am on Sunday November 30.