The E-Vade is an Australian built race car that will be premiered at the Melbourne International Motor Show. The creator of the E-Vade is Lieutenant Commander David Walter - the ship's engineer for the Anzac class frigate HMAS Ballarat.
The E-Vade is built on a mild steel space-frame chassis clad in fiberglass, and weighs just 950 kg in road-going form and 900 kg for the track version. The car is powered by a longitudinal Nissan V6 engine that develops 300 kW in the road car and more than 500 kW on the track car. The engine of the E-Vade is coupled with a five-speed transaxle and a high-performance gearbox manufacturer by Albins Off Road Gear.
The E-Vade is also equipped with a hydraulic jacking system which can lift the whole car about 20 cm at the press of a button.
The E-Vade has already 'met' the track in testing at the VACC Park in Port Melbourne.
