Dr Laurie Sparke - Electric Cars - Talking Business 2011 Ep 30a




Talking Business show

Summary: The electric car is on the ascendant as oil prices rise and global concerns over pollution increase. Dr Laurie Sparke, formerly head of Holden’s innovative advanced engineering division and now technical director of EDay Life, a manufacturer of small all-electric cars, talks about his project together with Vikash Rugoobor, who heads Curve Tomorrow, the Melbourne company that built the iPad application that controls this innovative car. Dr Sparke is also a professor in the engineering faculty at RMIT University.