G-wiz!
In the UK, there’s already a small, cheap electric car available for commuters. Called the G-Wiz, and based on the Indian Reva, it has a 48 mile range (for the AC version) and a maximum speed of 45 mph. In India, because of warmer temperatures, the range is considered 68 miles. The site says that the AC model can be upgraded to lithium ion batteries, but there’s no range data given for that. But don’t worry, with global warming, we’ll all be enjoying better mileage in our electric cars soon enough.
The best part about the UK model is that it gets Londoners out of the dreaded congestion charge of £8/day. Also, the city provides free charging for the vehicles. When you get home, charging will only cost about 1.3 pence per mile.
Reva has also announced they’ll be bringing the cars to Germany next.
May 11th, 2007 at 9:05 am
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