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I would just like to start off by saying Merry Christmas and a happy New Year from all of us at EV Builders. Also a big thank you to everyone directly involved for all there help with the project this year. We have reached some major milestones this year such as Winston battery coming on board to sponsor our EV Sera’s lithium battery pack. Also we have had a number of smaller contributions such as Unitec Institute of Technology who's financial support allowed us to purchase our charger for our EV from Peter Young at Pro Tech New Zealand, and our open source 500 amp controller kit which Pro Tech also put together for us.
This year we have met some great people and made valuable working connections which really all started after we ran our first EV Builders expo in Auckland at TAPAC in May of 2011. It was a small event but a success all the same. Through running the expo we managed to raise money towards our EV build and made some great connections with fellow EV builders as well as making a connection with Nick Smith our battery box engineer who has been helping us with building our EV ever since we met. We are planning to run another expo in 2012 hopefully with the help of the newly formed APEV, which we are member of.
Our EV Sera is very close to completion with wiring of the engine bay very close to being finished. Our next step now we have some brilliant battery box designs by Nick Smith we will be installing battery box in our EV early 2012. Followed by vehicle testing and certification. We are planning to have an open garage day early 2012 so keep your eyes open on the website and we will let you know a date once everything is confirmed.
In regards the documentary series we started editing and are currently aiming to have a ruff cut of the first episode of our four part documentary series finished in by early 2012, with the finished series to follow once our EV is on the road.
If you have not already noticed we have a new mobile web page, as well as this we are in the process of rolling out native apps through the respective apps stores. Currently you can download the native Android EV Builders app by going to the android app store or you simply go to the Www.evbuilders.com from your mobile device will be pointed in the right direction.
Last but not least I would also like to say a few special thank you too Robin Gee, our production manager. Konstantin Tanner, and Venusi Junior Taumopeau our tireless cameramen who have are always keen to be on call to film since the beginning of the project. Another big thank you to Lyonel Grant for his friendship and support, with out Lyonel believing in the project we would not have a garage to build our EV. Also thank you Nick Smith for your great ideas. Also last but not least to my partner and family for putting up with me constantly talking about EV's. Don’t worry team have nearly finished my first conversion… not saying more wont follow.. ha ha.
Thank you everyone else I have forgotten who helped us out in 2011 there has been a lot of you.
I am very much looking forward to finishing the EV Builders project in 2012 and hopefully will lead to some more interesting projects. Maybe we could build an electric motor bike next who knows.
SEE YOU IN THE NEW YEAR.
Cheers
Theo Gibson
PRODUCER: EV BUILDERS
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