Long before electric cooling became an industry focus, maxwell+spark had already engineered and deployed the world’s first battery-powered transport refrigeration system in South Africa.
In commercial operation with SPAR since 2018, that original unit continues to perform reliably today — seven years later and still operating at full capacity.
This early achievement demonstrated that clean, quiet, and dependable cooling could thrive even in demanding logistics environments. It laid the foundation for what would become fridge.li — the world’s first commercially operating battery-electric transport refrigeration system, as featured in this 2019 IOL article.
Today, that same spirit of innovation continues to guide us as we advance the electrification of industrial logistics — driven by persistence, purpose, and proven performance.