by Tammie Fields, WTSP news, Channel 10 Tampa/St. Petersburg
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St. Petersburg, Florida – With high gasoline prices at $3 a gallon and expected to go even higher, a lot of drivers are seriously considering electric cars. A new dealership in the Bay area has opened [...]
Full article →by Katie Machol for Creative Loafing
This past weekend, 4th Street in St. Pete welcomed a new business that’s a few shades greener than the rest: Suncoast Electric Vehicles. They’re not only the first all-electric car dealership in the Tampa Bay area, but also first in the state.
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Full article →Anyone in the market for an electric car that can seat two passengers comfortably and get up to 100 miles on a single charge won’t have to burn too much gas to find one now.
Suncoast Electric Vehicles in St. Petersburg has signed on as the Gulf Coast’s exclusive [...]
Full article →by Missy Kavanaugh for 83 Degrees
After selling cars for almost 40 years and keeping tabs on the car sales industry, Richard Nimphie decided to electrify his business for 2011. He opened an electric car lot at 2401 4th St. N. in St. Petersburg.
“For the past few years, every industry journal I read [...]
Full article →by Katherine Snow Smith for the St. Petersburg Times
Bruce Taylor thought he would end up buying a Chevrolet Volt until he drove by the new Suncoast Electric Vehicles store at 2401 Fourth St. N.
“I didn’t even know these were available,” he said as he checked out a red Wheego Whip LSV. “I’m [...]
Full article →by Green Fleet
ATLANTA, GA – The newest dealer for Wheego Electric Cars – Suncoast Electric Vehicles – will hold a grand-opening event Jan. 20-24 in St. Petersburg, Fla. Suncoast EVs will initially carry the low-speed Wheego Whip and the highway-ready Wheego LiFe.
ATLANTA, GA (January 3, 2011) – WHEEGO ELECTRIC CARS, a U.S. manufacturer of all-electric cars, today announced their newest dealer, Suncoast Electric Vehicles, will hold a Grand Opening January 20-24, 2011 in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Grand Opening kicks off with a VIP reception on January 20 from 5:30pm to 8:30pm at the dealership, followed [...]
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