Wired: Wheego Whips Up A $19K EV

By Jason Sattler for Wired “If you’re eager to get your hands on an EV but don’t have the money for a Tesla or Mini-E, the time to wait for a Mitsubishi iMiEV or the smarts to build your own, the guys at Wheego Electric Cars may have just the ticket – an electric car that looks a lot like a Smart and costs $19,000. Wheego has teamed up with China’s Shuanghuan Automobile Company to bring the little EV to America as early... [Read More...]

Wheego, Shuanghuan Auto plan 2-seater electric car for ‘09

from Novogreen Stealthy electric vehicle startup Wheego Electric Cars and Chinese carmaker Shuanghuan Automobile said today they plan to partner to release an electric car to the U.S. market in May 2009 and global markets about two months later. Mike McQuary, CEO of Winnsboro, S.C.-based Wheego Electric Cars, told the Cleantech Group that the companies expect sales of about 1,000 cars the first year in the U.S. and significantly more abroad. Initially... [Read More...]

Wheego Electric Cars and Shuanghuan Automobile Form EV Partnership

from Green Car Congress Wheego Electric Cars and Shuanghuan Automobile Company have formed a partnership to produce and market affordable all-electric cars for sale around the world. The first automobile will be a two-seat compact car that will be launched in the United States in May 2009. It will be marketed exclusively by Wheego Whip name in North America and by Shuanghuan Automobile as the Electric Noble (E-Noble) in the rest of the world. While... [Read More...]

WHEEGO AND SHUANGHUAN AUTOMOBILE ANNOUNCE ELECTRIC CAR PARTNERSHIP

US and Chinese Companies Combine Efforts to Produce and Market Electric Cars Internationally ATLANTA, GA & SHIJIAZHUANG CITY, CHINA (November 19, 2008) – Wheego Electric Cars and Shuanghuan Automobile Company announced today that they have formed a partnership to produce and market affordable all-electric cars for sale around the world. The first automobile will be a two-seat compact car that will be launched in the United States in May 2009.... [Read More...]

Rtev and Shuanghuan Automobile Announce Electric Car Partnership

from TechLINKS RTEV (Ruff & Tuff Electric Vehicles) and Shuanghuan Automobile Company announced today that they have formed a partnership to produce and market affordable all-electric cars for sale around the world. The first automobile will be a two-seat compact car that will be launched in the United States in May 2009. It will be marketed exclusively by RTEV under the Wheego Whip name in North America and by Shuanghuan Automobile as the Electric... [Read More...]