Formula SAE and electric cars
Come along, bring your electric vehicle and help us support the electric competitors at SAE’s Formula SAE event in Werribee on Sunday 18th December.

Swinburne’s car

The Event
This event is an international event for students to build a race car to set specifications. This year there are 29 teams competing with 8 [...]

WANTED – WORKSHOP SPACE
Several groups have joined together to look for a “Project Space”.  This space will be where each of the groups can operate from yet allow them to interact.  This is quite an exciting concept, one that we don’t believe has been tried anywhere else.  The potential from having these groups connect with [...]

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These meetings are held at on the second Sunday of  February, April, June, August and October.  Additional meetings may occasionally be scheduled.
They are an opportunity to look at and talk about projects that members are undertaking and to generally socialise.
Members and non members are [...]

Click on a topic below for the meeting details.
We have recorded the meetings since September 2010. To view the video of any of them go here
2012
April 25 – Converting a Volvo – Greg Sievert. Further details to follow
March 28 – A VASS Engineers viewpoint – Rowan Carter. Further details to follow
February 22 – Wiring [...]

Besides the monthly meeting (see http://www.ata.org.au/branch-news/melbourne-ev/meetings/) the ATA Melbourne Electric Vehicle Group will be running the following events:

Monthly “Around the Garages”.
This is a visit to the garage of someone who is converting a vehicle and is usually held on about the second Sunday of a month.
For further information contact Felix Goodyear on 0417 818 987 [...]

These newsletters are made available to help members keep abreast of some of the changes that are happening in the EV industry.
They are produced by Kevin Leach of the Geelong EV group and are listed on this page from February 2011 onwards.
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This is not a page to duplicate links that can be found elsewhere, however there is some information that EV enthusiasts in Victoria will always need.  These are:
Documents
The Federal government have Australian Design Rules (ADR’s) which can be found here and here
As part of the Vehicle Standards Bulletin 14 (VSB 14) there are several pertinent [...]

Clubs and Interest Groups
Alternative Technology Association http://www.ata.org.au
Geelong Electric Vehicle Group http://www.geelongev.groupsite.com
Center for Education Research in Environmental Strategies http://www.ceres.org.au
Swinburne University Electric Vehicle Group http://www.swinburne.edu.au/engineering/electric-vehicle/
Connected Communities Hackerspace http://www.hackmelbourne.org/
Australian Electric Vehicle Association http://www.aeva.asn.au
Distributors
Cars
Blade Electric Vehicles http://bev.com.au/
E-bikes
All Australia Electric Vehicles http://www.aaev.com.au
E-Rider http://www.erider.com.au
Electric Vehicle P/L http://www.currietech.com.au/Index.shtml
Epac Power Bikes http://www.epacpower.com.au/
Component Suppliers
LOCAL
EV Works http://www.evworks.com.au/
Motors
Electric Vehicle Motors http://www.evmotors.com.au
OVERSEAS
Left Coast Electric [...]