by Dottie Hanan Smith for Automotive Discovery, March 30, 2011
Suncoast Electric Vehicles is now open in St. Petersburg, Florida offering Wheego electric cars and Vantage electric vans & trucks. The dealership offers all electric zero emission vehicles for commercial, municipal and consumer needs.
Suncoast owner Richard Nimphie says, ““I am told that I [...]
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by Amanda Evans for SW VA Today, March 29, 2011
Wytheville is wowing the West Coast and the world with its own spin on wireless technology.
Earlier this month, Evatran, a subsidiary of MTC Transformers, partnered with the premier Internet search titan Google to launch “Plugless Power,” the world’s first hands-free charging system for [...]
by Jonathan McGrew for All Small Cars, March 29, 2011
In the electric car realm there are many players, a lot of them small. So if we asked you if you had heard of a Wheego, you wouldn’t be alone if your answer was no. That [...]
Full article →by Nelson Hicks for WSBTV, March 19, 2011
ATLANTA, Ga. – The Atlanta Auto Show rolled into the Georgia World Congress Center this week. It ends Sunday.
Over 500 new cars and trucks are on display inside the “C” building of the Georgia World Congress Center.
The Atlanta Auto Show offers those in the market [...]
Full article →from ILoveTheBurg.com, March 18, 2011
It may not be the luxury Lexuses he used to sell at his former Clearwater and Tampa dealerships, but Richard Nimphie and son, Jonathan, saw an opportunity to market this amazingly small car with perks right here in the Burg. We test drove the LSV (Low Speed [...]
by Dan Eaton for the Columbus Business First, March 17, 2011
The first electric cars in the Columbus market aren’t coming from a major manufacturer.
Dealer Tom Carpenter said he expects to be selling the Wheego Whip LiFe electric cars next month from his Auto Center Southeast location, formerly Saturn Southeast.
“We wanted to [...]
Full article →The Detroit News.com, March 17, 2011
Schoolcraft College and the Michigan Electric Auto Association are holding their 3rd Annual Electric Vehicle Show and Rally from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 11, at the campus at 18600 Haggerty Road in Livonia.
Last year’s event drew more than 1,000 people and 35 electric vehicles.
The [...]
Full article →by Clare Morris for the Atlanta Auto Show, March 15, 2011
If the prognosticators are correct, metro Atlanta drivers will face $5 per gallon gas prices by Christmas. But Mike McQuary says there’s an alternative, and he’ll be unveiling it at the Atlanta International Auto Show.
It’s taken four years to perfect the [...]
Full article →by Paul Feely for the Daily Times Chronicle, March 14, 2011
ECars of New England looks to open first electric car franchise in New England in Reading, MA Reading – The town’s colors may be red and black, but one business looking to set up shop on Main Street wants to add another color [...]
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