Optimal energy

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Optimal energy

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legal form Proprietary Limited Company (Pty Ltd.)
founding 2005
resolution 2012
Seat Cape Town , South Africa
management Kobus Meiring
Number of employees around 70 or over 100
Branch Automobiles

Optimal Energy was a South African automobile manufacturer headquartered in Cape Town .

history

Kobus Meiring, Mike Lomberg, Jian Swiegers and Gerhard Swart founded the company in 2005. Kobus Meiring directed it. The aim was the development, production and marketing of electric cars . Keith Helfet was the designer who previously worked at Jaguar Cars .

The company received financial support from the South African Department of Science & Technology (DST) through the Innovation Fund .

In April 2012, investors decided to close the company.

Optimal energy joules

Optimal energy joules

The brand's only model was the Optimal Energy Joule . It was presented at the Mondial de l'Automobile in 2008 and at the Geneva Motor Show in 2010 .

According to initial planning, series production should start at the end of 2010. In April 2010, the planned start of series production was dated 2013.

Web links

Commons : Optimal Energy  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Jade Davenport: Africa's first all-electric vehicle unveiled at Paris Motor Show from October 3, 2008. (English, accessed on July 24, 2016)
  2. ↑ a b c Keith Barry: South African Electric Car the Crown Joule of Paris Auto Show from October 10, 2008. (English, accessed July 24, 2016)
  3. ↑ a b Company information ( Memento from October 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ a b A Joule of a plan? (English) ( Memento from April 21, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ Joule creator shuts down from June 25, 2012 (English, accessed July 24, 2016)
  6. ↑ a b Optimal Energy shutting down (English) ( Memento from June 24, 2012 in the Internet Archive )