Category: News

2022 is coming to an end and looking back, it’s been a bit of an up-and-down year for my EV projects. There were a few highlights (e.g featuring in a TV commercial; and getting the Kombi engineered and registered), but the second half of the year has been pretty frustating. Both the Cortina and Kombi […]

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Hitting TV screens across Australia now is the new commercial from Gearwrench tools, which pits the electric Cortina against a rumbling V8 Camaro in a traditional dragstrip duel. True to the campaign’s slogan of “powering the do’ers“, Gearwrench wanted not just an electrified classic car, but also myself as the owner to drive it down the strip alongside […]

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After featuring on the cover of UK magazine Classic Ford earlier in the year, the electric Mk1 Cortina has been nominated as a contender for their Car of the Year 2021. It only takes a few seconds, 3 clicks, and no need to enter name/email/data etc. So no excuse! Let’s try to get an electrified […]

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This month’s Street Machine magazine (Australia’s leading customised car magazine) is a very special issue, not just because it is the 40th anniversary edition, but also because they have featured a full 6 page spread on the electric Cortina! Not only that, but here is another full article all about EV conversions, with more pics […]

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How cool is this? A cover story in the new Classic Ford magazine from the UK! Classic Ford wanted to know all about the conversion process, the history of the Cortina and how I decided to tackle the task of electrification. The photos by Matt Williams were so good that it nabbed the front cover […]

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Iconic Australian auto magazine Street Machine have gone out on a limb and featured the electric Mk1 Cortina in the below video on their YouTube channel, posing the question: “Is this the future of Street Machining? This Cortina has ditched the factory four-pot for a single Tesla motor and a reduced battery back. It gets […]

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The all electric Cortina has picked up a bit of media coverage lately. Here’s a fantastic article by Iain Curry from EV Central. He took some great shots of the car and even had a quick drive which he enjoyed thoroughly. Given he drives high performance vehicles for a living this was quite a compliment! […]

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Range test – 100% to 0% So it was time to test out the range in the all-electric Ford Cortina following a recent battery upgrade. After stripping out a wrecked Tesla Model X100D, which have the rarer, more energy-dense 6.2kWh battery modules, I was able to swap out the previous 5.3kWh Tesla modules with the […]

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Here’s some links to published articles, interviews and write-ups about Charged Garage’s first 100% classic electric car conversion — a 1965 Ford Mk1 Cortina. Classic Ford Magazine (UK) 14th Jan, 2020 The Driven Feb 11, 2020 Ecogeneration Mar 23, 2020 Webinar The first in a series of webinars on EV Conversions by EVolution Australia – […]

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It’s time to start thinking differently about classic cars. It’s time for affordable, hassle-free cruising, without it costing the earth. We’re bringing modern technology to timeless classics without losing the analogue feel, and making them easier than ever to enjoy. This is what Charged Garage is all about. We will bring you the news about […]

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