时间:2025-04-03 10:30:57 来源:网络整理编辑:探索
Those old-school SUVs and four-wheel-drive adventure cars are great — except for all the waste
Those old-school SUVs and four-wheel-drive adventure cars are great — except for all the waste-emitting gasoline needed to fuel them on camping trips and scenic drives through nature.
That's where Australian startup Jaunt comes in, converting old vehicles like the 1971 Land Rover Series 2a into electric road trippers. That's the first car the company has raised enough money to revamp. The car should be available in time for the Australian spring and summer.
The company so far only has the Land Rover, named Juniper, but it wants to convert more vehicles to set up for rentals for pre-planned "jaunts" around Australia. So far an Indiegogo campaign has raised more than $10,000 (over A$14,000). Ultimately the startup hopes to receive $50,000 to provide more trips and cars.
Car rentals are available for dates starting as soon as June in Byron Bay, the Blue Mountains, and other coastal drives and scenic areas of Australia. A rainforest road trip for a day costs $142 in Juniper, the converted vehicle.
SEE ALSO:Here's what some electric vehicles will sound like to warn pedestriansBefore anyone can go on an electric trip in what Jaunt calls an "upcycled" vehicle, the first car needs to be converted. The conversion process involves removing the engine, fuel tank, and exhaust system, and putting in an electric motor, a 100-kilowatt NetGain Hyper9 AC. There's also the batteries, charging system, and regenerative braking that goes into the old-but-new vehicle.
It's not just older, beat-up vehicles getting overhauled with a jolt of electric energy. In February, Porsche's Macan SUV was announced as the latest electric makeover vehicle. The Jaguar classic E-Type is coming back as an all-electric sports car as well.
Jaunt's converted Land Rover is only a prototype (that hasn't been finished yet), but it'll give adventurous drivers a way to explore Australia, electrically.
TopicsElectric Vehicles
Pokémon Go is so big that it has its own VR porn parody now2025-04-03 10:22
李章洙:以前擔心球員出去喝酒 現在煩惱他們熬夜玩手機2025-04-03 10:21
媒體人:海口最有可能成第三個賽區 中超能6月初開賽就不錯2025-04-03 09:41
斷子絕孫腳?胡爾克怒踢對手襠部恐麵臨重罰(GIF)2025-04-03 09:19
Aly Raisman catches Simone Biles napping on a plane like a champion2025-04-03 09:18
前蘇寧球員集體討薪:恭喜國米和張總 欠薪已經拖一年多了2025-04-03 08:50
英超爭冠形勢:利物浦8天3惡戰 曼城或有6分優勢2025-04-03 08:31
曝波切蒂諾即將被巴黎解雇 勒夫是新帥候選人之一2025-04-03 08:30
Teacher absolutely nails it with new homework policy2025-04-03 07:57
曼聯名宿樸智星兒子在家揮舞藍軍旗幟 遭父親沒收2025-04-03 07:53
Old lady swatting at a cat ends up in Photoshop battle2025-04-03 10:14
尤文欲搶購博格巴補強中場 拜仁巴黎已開出報價2025-04-03 10:13
曝姆巴佩在馬德裏和皇馬代表用餐 商討加盟事宜2025-04-03 10:07
韓媒 :中超要在世界杯開賽前踢完 ? 中國球迷表達了不同意見2025-04-03 10:03
'The Flying Bum' aircraft crashes during second test flight2025-04-03 09:53
尤文時隔11年首次四大皆空 國米一年包攬國內三冠2025-04-03 09:17
李章洙:以前擔心球員出去喝酒 現在煩惱他們熬夜玩手機2025-04-03 08:58
紅軍鐵腰因傷無緣剩餘國內賽事 歐冠能否上場存疑2025-04-03 08:49
Daughter gives her 1002025-04-03 08:32
基耶利尼將在賽季末離開尤文 :帶著平靜與喜悅告別2025-04-03 08:30