Posted on 12/15/2006 11:24:30 AM PST by Red Badger
The Reva G-Wiz.
The UK’s GoinGreen has introduced the first of the new, improved performance Reva G-Wiz AC drive electric cars. Launched at the British Motor Show in the summer, the G-Wiz AC replaces the current G-Wiz DC.
Cost is the same (£8,299 inc VAT), but the AC offers enhanced features including an increased top speed of 45 mph and a range of up to 48 miles under UK test conditions (40 miles on mixed roads).
GoinGreen introduced G-Wiz DC drive to London in 2004, and the car is still the only electric 2+2 seater available there. There are now more than 750 G-Wiz customers in London, including 150 of those who have already ordered the new G-Wiz AC.
The new G-Wiz AC currently uses eight 6V lead acid batteries connected in series (200 Amp-hr) but is upgradeable to high-performance lithium-ion batteries when they become available next year. Use of the li-ion batteries should increase the car’s speed to between 50-60 mph and support a range of between 60 and 70 miles. The date for introduction has not yet been finalized, nor has the cost or actual performance figures.
The new G-Wiz also features a 40% increase in mid-range torque resulting in better acceleration and hill climbing ability, a booster mode for short-term acceleration/power, a maintenance-free brushless motor providing a smoother, quieter operation, improved regenerative braking, an anti-roll bar for better handling at higher speeds and an advanced IPC (Instrument Panel Cluster) with an electronic speedometer, a trip odometer and an automatic computer-controlled indicator for power consumption and regeneration.
The standard body panels are now color impregnated without the use of paint, making them 100% recyclable. Minor scratches are easily buffed up without the need for spraying.
The G-Wiz DC drive is still available from GoinGreen, now as an entry-level model now starting at £6,999 inc VAT but with fewer features than the original DC car, representing the lowest total cost motoring available in the UK.
Manufactured by Indo-US joint venture the Reva Electric Car Company, the G-Wiz is available exclusively from GoinGreen in the UK. The G-Wiz is exempt from road tax and the London congestion charge and enjoys free parking and charging in central London, including two on-street charging points in Covent Garden, with other parking benefits throughout the city—a package worth over £8,000 per year.
Ping!....
What a beautiful little toy. My grandson will love it. ;-)
A coffin on wheels.
What is it going to be when it grows up?
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!
A golf cart with a plastic shell.
So where do the lead acid batteries go once they have to be replaced? Even if they're recycled, smelting lead isn't exactly the most environmentally benign activity.
I suppose the rationale is that there are fewer emissions for electrictiy generation on a mass scale than there are for gas-burning individual cars. But otherwise, this is a good observation.
You'll need the lead to shield you from the radiation of the sun from glow-ball warming.......
a Pacer.......
I hadn't heard that rationale about mass production of electricity producing less emissions. I wonder if it's true.
I'm going to hold out until the 'Ter Minator' comes out- that car above is way to butt ugly! http://sacredscoop.com
Do you carry that thing in your pocket when you're not struggling to keep up with pooch running alongside the motorway.
You keep it on the keychain...........
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