Janus Electric
Janus Electric converts diesel heavy trucks into electric vehicles with swappable battery packs, letting operators exchange a depleted battery for a charged one in about four minutes at its own Charge & Change stations. Founded in 2020 by CEO Lex Forsyth, the Fountaindale, NSW company has converted 25 trucks and expanded into the US and Canada.
- Business model
- Hardware (EV truck conversion)
- Founders
- Lex Forsyth, Bevan Dooley
- Offices
- Berkeley Vale NSW
- Markets
- Australia, US, Canada
Sources: januselectric.com, thedriven.io
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Milestones
- 2019 Founded by Lex Forsyth and Bevan Dooley in NSW thedriven.io
- Feb 2022 Unveiled first electric truck on east-coast battery-swap route thedriven.io
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