Optimal Energy was founded by visionary engineer Kobus Meiring, who, long before Tesla, began building a commercially viable electric passenger car.
In this podcast, veteran and respected motoring engineer and motoring journalist Nicol Louw joins Ciro De Siena to chat about his long-term involvement in the Joule electric vehicle project, in the role of Systems integration engineer.
In this truly fascinating and often emotional chat, Nicol takes us through how the project started, how it developed, and just how close they were to hitting the market, before the Tesla Model S or Nissan Leaf were launched.
It's a story about the incredible prowess of South African engineering, and the resilient spirit of South Africans who took on the world and came achingly close to starting the EV revolution.
0:00 - Intro
2:10 - Optimal Energy
5:10 - Design
8:10 - The team
9:30 - The prototypes
10:20 - Specs
12:40 - Building the car
16:20 - Battery
18:30 - Range
21:20 - Preparing the car for production
32:00 - The Joule’s competition
33:30 - The demise of the Joule
38:40 - Battery development
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