This page will give you the legal requirements and other information required to be able to convert your vehicle to electric drive.

Note: These documents are particular for South Australia.

Documents from the Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure at Regency Park
(Kateena St. Regency Park. Phone 1300 882 248 [Bookings 1300 882 247]).

• "Conversion to electric drive requirements"
  https://www.sa.gov.au/topics/driving-and-transport/vehicles/vehicle-standards-and-modifications/construction-of-an-electric-vehicle

     All of the important links below have been extracted from the above document:

• "Apply to modify a light motor vehicle"
  https://www.sa.gov.au/topics/driving-and-transport/vehicles/vehicle-standards-and-modifications/application-to-modify-a-light-motor-vehicle

• "Apply to build an individually constructed vehicle"
  https://www.sa.gov.au/topics/driving-and-transport/vehicles/vehicle-standards-and-modifications/individually-constructed-vehicles 
  

• Light vehicle engineering signatories (report required for Vehicle inspection)
  https://www.sa.gov.au/topics/driving-and-transport/vehicles/vehicle-standards-and-modifications/light-vehicle-engineering-signatories
  

• "Labelling requirements for hydrogen, electric and gaseous powered vehicles"
  https://www.sa.gov.au/topics/driving-and-transport/vehicles/vehicle-standards-and-modifications/labelling-requirements-for-electric-powered-vehicles

• Vehicle inspection:
  From the link below, scroll down to the Engineering certification section.
  Vehicle inspection is mentioned in the third paragraph.
  This is done once you have completed your conversion and have the engineers report.
  https://www.sa.gov.au/topics/driving-and-transport/vehicles/vehicle-standards-and-modifications/construction-of-an-electric-vehicle#title1
  
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• Book a Vehicle inspection: (Not mentioned in the top document - I had to search for it)
  https://www.sa.gov.au/topics/driving-and-transport/vehicles/vehicle-inspections/bookings
  

• Contact Vehicle Standards:
  Email
  vehiclestandards@sa.gov.au
  
  Phone
  1300 882 248
  
  

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  Historical Australian Standards only:
  

• Vehicle Standards Bulletin 14
  Other NCOP documents are available here:
  https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/infrastructure-transport-vehicles/vehicles/vehicle-design-regulation/rvs/bulletins/ncop
   

For the minutes of previous meetings, please go to the Meetings page.

Documents from Guest Speakers

• BUILDING YOUR OWN EV USING A MODERN DONOR - Edward Booth - April 19, 2017

• EV Info from the Net - Eric Rodda - March 15, 2017    Updated September 2018

• Outlander PHEV - Performance Review Data - Bob Gell - January 20, 2016
  Bob gave a presentation of real life data from his Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV.

• Electric Houseboat ("Phantom") - John Montz February 2015

• DC Controllers - Terry Stocker May 2013

• Nissan LEAF - Richard Blache - Unley Nissan, August 2012

• Hall Effect Ammeter - - Bruce Tonkin, August 2012

• Handy Hints and Tricks of the Trade - Edward Booth, June 2012

• Plug-in Prius Hybrid Conversion - Stephen Richardson, MTA, May 2012  

• Electric Supercars - Simon Hackett and Eric Rodda, March 21, 2012

• Electric Drive Vehicle Update - Bob Gell, Club Assist, February 15, 2012

• Mobile Electric Vehicle Charger - Bob Gell, Club Assist, February 15, 2012

Useful Documents From Members                                                                                  

• Edward Booth's review of his Ioniq 38 - April 2021 NEW

• A letter from SA Minister for Transport re the SA Govt.’s policy on EVs - May 2020 

• AEVA-SA Green Drive Day Report - April 8, 2018 - Paul Koch

• "Electric Vehicles- An Overview" 
     Eric's talk at the Green Drive Day - Adelaide - April 8, 2018

• Lithium ion batteries waste projections- Handling and recycling issues

• TESLA Stats - March 2017.

• Eric's presentation at the ATA - July 18, 2016

• Battery management for questionable batteries - Thanks to Bob Gell

• Toyota Prius C - Emergency Roadside Procedures  - Thanks to Bob Gell

• 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV  - Three tests by Eric Rodda - June 2014

• December 2013 US Plugin Sales - Thanks to Bob Gell.

• Supporting EVs - SA View - Paul Koch for AEVA Adelaide Committee

• Electric Cars! - Then & When? - Eric Rodda (PDF version of presentation)

• Wiring an EV - Handy Hint - Edward Booth

• 2011 Goolwa Gopher Gymkhana report by Edward Booth

• 2010 EV Festival Conference. Complete with program and speakers' profiles.

• DC motor Controllers - Pulse Width Modulation - Eric Rodda (PDF version of presentation)

• Bits & Pieces - Eric Rodda (PDF version of presentation)

• EV Overview - Nick King (PDF version of presentation)

• EV Battery Comparison - Eric Rodda (PDF version of presentation)

• Meters For EVs - Bruce Tonkin (PDF version of presentation)

• Battery Charging for EVs - Eric Rodda (PDF version of presentation)

• Buying on the NET from overseas - Edward Booth

• Choosing a vehicle for an EV - What car do I convert? - Edward Booth - Update August 2010

• Choosing a DC Motor & Controller - Edward Booth - Updated January 2012

• Choosing an AC Drive for your EV - Dickson Beattie

• Building an Electric Car - David Rowe

• Low Cost Electric Vehicles - David Rowe

• Estimating the Cost of an EV - Edward Booth

• Goolwa Gopher Grand Prix - General Information Sheet
   Goolwa F1 Gopher GP Concept & Discussion Paper - Edward Booth
   Gopher Formula 1 Rules - Edward Booth
   Gopher Dragster Rules - Edward Booth

• Protection For EV Components - Edward Booth

Interesting Documents From The Internet

•  New!  The Bowker Electric Car - Added June 2022

• South Australia's Electric Vehicle Action Plan - December 2020

• Roy Doring - Elecric Cars - With links to the original article and YouTube video.

• Solar cars are not just silent, fast and cheap to run – Alice Springs News.
   - Featuring Hunter Murray and Richard Bentley. January 26, 2020

• Ion the Prize: The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry - October 2019

• CB-Insights - The Race for the Electric Car - 2019

• The Senate Select Committee on Electric Vehicles Report - January 2019

• RDM Group to manufacture Self-Drive Pods at Tonsley SA - Feb 2017

• InDaily (on-line) article extract - August 29, 2016 - Clement Vehicles

• CityMag (on-line) article extract - March 26, 2016 - "Love That (Electric) Car".

• The Path Forward for Electric Vehicles in Australia - Submission to the Government - Committee meets 30th June 2016. Send a message to your local MP.

• The Electric Revolution is on Track by Dr. Andrew Simpson

• Electrical Connections for Power Circuits Vol3-3 PDF from the Facilities Engineering Branch Denver Office, Denver, Colorado.

• Victorian EV Trial Mid Term Report  PDF available on this website

• EV World Magazine - Sample - Subscribe here.

• Plug-in Electric Vehicle Handbook for Consumers from the US Dept. of Energy.

• Ironless Wheel Motor For a Direct Drive Vehicle Application
  from The Sustainable Energy Research Group - University of Queensland   (Thanks Blake)

• Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology International - Online magazine - Read online or download for offline reading.  Many issues available. A very good read.

National AEVA Documents

• AEVA-Constitution-2022-07-01
  
  
• Jargon-free_version_of_the_Constitution
  
  
• Annexure-B-AEVA-Code-of-Conduct

• 2018  Brisbane QLD - AGM/Conference/Expo - November 9th & 10th
     - Conference Program
     - YouTube Video
   

• Media Release: Declining road revenue not the fault of EVs - November 21, 2019 

More to come ...