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September 7, 2010

Wheego CEO Mike McQuary was interviewed live on Fox Business. Watch the interview here.

The country is preparing for the coming of electric vehicles, but Stephen Currie is already touring around Atlanta in the Wheego Whip.  He tells Clean Skies Sunday why he’s the EV’s number one fan, why everyone should get one, and why he’s ready to [...]]]> from Clean Skies TV, August 30, 2010

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Jim Ellis Autos donated the use of a Wheego to UGA’s Athletic Department. WNEG-TV’s Rachel Garrett covered the event:

ITHACA — It’s been five months since a popular Southern Tier car dealership lost its franchise as part of Chrysler’s bankruptcy re-organization.
     But now, Pritchard Automotive in Ithaca is selling a new car it hopes will take the company into the next decade.
     [...]]]> by Ted Fioraliso, WENY-TV, November 13, 2009

ITHACA — It’s been five months since a popular Southern Tier car dealership lost its franchise as part of Chrysler’s bankruptcy re-organization.
     But now, Pritchard Automotive in Ithaca is selling a new car it hopes will take the company into the next decade.
     Pritchard just got its first Wheego Whip in the other day.  The owners think the fully electric vehicle will take off in the Ithaca area.
     “We’ve been driving it all over town,” said owner Dan Pritchard.
     Pritchard showed off the Whip at the NET Impact Conference at Cornell University Friday.
     This electric car is just shy of 10-feet long, holds two people, and looks like a conventional car inside.
     But it sounds much different.  Actually, it doesn’t make much noise at all.
     “It’s pretty quiet.  Only noise you hear is that brake pump,” explained Pritchard.
     Pritchard took us on a text drive around the Cornell campus.  It tops out at only 25 miles per hour, but you don’t feel like you’re going that slowly.  That’s why Pritchard thinks it’s a perfect city car.
     “A car like this to run errands just makes a lot of sense.  You plug it in, you drive to get your paper, go to Wegmans, go to the library, bring your kid to school, come home, plug it in, and you’re ready to go again,” said Pritchard.
     That’s right — the only power the whip needs is comes from an outlet in your own home.
     It’s a completely new direction for Pritchard’s 94-year-old family business.  After Chrysler dropped them in June, the company’s stayed afloat selling used cars and with its body shop.  But Pritchard is confident going into the future with electric.
     “You either change or go away.  But it’s exciting. It’s really reinvigorated the whole dealership,” he said.
     The Wheego Whip costs $20,000.  Next year, the company is expected to release a full-speed version.

(See video on WENY-TV website).

We take Wheego’s two-seater for a cruise around San Francisco. It made it up the hills.

Electric cars may be the future of the automotive industry, so we took a spin in one from Wheego Electric Cars Inc. along with Wheego CEO Mike McQuary.

The startup, which is seeking $2.5 million in venture capital, has produced a two-seater city car called [...]]]> By Matthew Wurtzel, TheDeal.com, Oct. 5, 2009

Electric cars may be the future of the automotive industry, so we took a spin in one from Wheego Electric Cars Inc. along with Wheego CEO Mike McQuary.

The startup, which is seeking $2.5 million in venture capital, has produced a two-seater city car called the Whip, which can reach speeds of up to 35 miles per hour and travel up to 50 miles on an eight-hour charge. While it is not as sleek as the better known, faster alternative, the Tesla Roadster (base price: $109,000), the Wheego at $19,500 before a $7,500 government incentive costs a pittance in comparison. See the video above or download it at iTunes. – Matthew Wurtzel

Former Mindspring CEO Mike McQuary enters the electric car market with the Wheego Whip.

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