Melbourne-based Tomcar has rolled out the first electric vehicle that’s been totally produced in Australia – the LV1.
It said it’s “challenging the accepted narrative of doom and gloom in the Australian motor industry” after producing the zero emission mine crawling machine, which will go into full scale production in November at its own facility.
Customer deliveries will start in February next year. It is still essentially in development, with the prototype having already clocked up two years of testing, and the electric powertrain being given the test treatment now.
Tomcar partnered with EV technology developers Energetique to develop LV1, which it claims is the toughest EV in the world.
“We have been working with Energetique on this project for over a year, keeping it secret while creating the world’s toughest EV – to be built right here in Australia.”
“The entire vehicle is being developed here, including the proprietary software and our powertrain system design.”
The LV1 is designed for the mining industry, with features that meet the duty cycle requirements of the various mining applications, in which these vehicles will operate.
The design goal of the LV1 was simple – to develop an EV capable of operating reliably in some the most challenging environments for sustained periods, with little or no maintenance.
It says 60% of its components are sourced from Australian suppliers.
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