It took a German engineer who spoke limited English three years — and flat-pack parts sourced from China and Taiwan — to build the first electric car to be manufactured in Australia.
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| The two-seater van has been built in a Logan warehouse for small Queensland start-up ACE EV. |
The two-seater van was built in an unassuming warehouse south of Brisbane by a motley crew for small Queensland start-up ACE EV.
They hope it will beat Australia's resistance to the new technology by being one of the most affordable on the market.
Managing director Greg McGarvie kept costs down by designing a carbon fibre shell made from flat packs manufactured in China and Taiwan.
Read the ABC News story by Tim Swanston - “Australia’s first manufactured electric car 'nothing like Tesla.”
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