The team consists of dynamic engineers specialising in energy modelling, finite element mechanical modelling & materials science.
Lithium-ion cells and new chemistry are independently tested, ensuring we stay ahead in a rapidly changing landscape. This, combined with in-house developed and highly customisable telematics system, means that our customers get the best possible quality, safety and usability, for the best possible price and return on investment.
The team’s achievements, prior to the founding of maxwell+spark, include their innovation in solar cars which have raced across some of the world’s harshest environments including the Karoo desert and the Australian Outback.
Ground-up design and manufacture of full-chassis carbon-composite electric sports cars; around-the-world airships; hybrid trucks; and li-ion powered rocket motors are just some of the projects that have given the team the experience to engineer cutting-edge technology.
A timeline of success
2012/2013
2012 SA SOLAR CHALLENGE. More than doubled the distance of the next local team [custom Li-ion battery 200+Wh/kg]
2014/2015
Sold high energy density Li-ion airship batteries [Norway]
2014 SA Solar Challenge – Won as top SA team [custom Li-ion battery ~250Wh/kg]
2015 WSC – 13th in the World Solar Car Challenge beating teams such as Cambridge, Oxford and MIT
2016
Mamba Electric vehicle: a carbon fibre & Kevlar true monocoque, customisable body-chassis
WIPO patent related to solar PV on vehicles
2017
Maxwell + Spark INCORPORATED, Development of Fridge.Li and then Forklift.Li
2018
First Fridge.Li sold to SPAR Group
First major product sales (Fridge.Li and Forklift.Li)
First major product sales (Fridge.Li and Forklift.Li)
2019
Fridge.Li custom designed for Scania delivered in Feb 2019
GOSCOR partnership kicks off early 2019
Olico investment in Maxwell+Spark
2020
Major growth, with large SA sales
Push into USA and EU markets.
Substantial increase in engineering and production capacity.
Push into USA and EU markets.
Substantial increase in engineering and production capacity.
2021
maxwell+spark’s users now span the globe: from Australia to the USA, and Coca-Cola to Spar
Fairtree Elevant Ventures invests in maxwell+spark
Meet the team
Dr. Clinton Bemont
CEO
Director
James Momsen
CFO
David Evans
Director
Matthew Woods
Head of Operations
Product Owner: insight.li
Rob Lee
Head of Sales
Tyrone Deyes
Head Refrigeration Sales
Jason Oelofse
After Sales Manager
Mark Cole
Head of Production
Sam Moodley
Financial Operations
David Woods
Product Owner: motive.li
Nicholas Witteveen
Product Owner: fridge.li
Fathima Moosa
Head of Certifications
Product Owner: trailer.li
Rory van der Walt
Project Manager
Yazid Salot
Procurement
Ian Caister
Head IoT Engineer
Carmen Witteveen
Marketing
Damond Osborn
Production Support
Jaime Clark
Executive and Engineering Support
Shaun Barnett
Head Electrical Engineer
Ben Mawbey
Head Electronic Engineer
Susan Mariemuthoo
Debtors and Creditors Clerk
Rory Macdonald
Sales and Logistics
Sboniso Hlongwane
Warehousing
Mike Khumalo
Senior Refrigeration Technician