Click here to watch an interview with Dieter Schaefer of Suncoast Electric Vehicles in St. Petersburg, FL. The interview is part of a show about EVs hosted by St. Petersburg College.
Full article →by Ryan Schill for TEDxPeachtree, April 5, 2012
In 2009, Mike McQuary helped TEDxPeachtree answer the question, “What if gasoline was $5 a gallon?”
The message was clear. If the U.S. is to overcome its dependence on oil, it must initiate a sweeping cultural shift. And the future is all about small.
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Full article →Excerpted from an article by Evelyn Kanter for EcoXplorer, March 2012
Wheego was founded by an internet millionaire who decided to mate his software expertise to unibody construction. The Wheego FSV– the initials stand for full speed vehicle – has passed federal crash testing requirements, which means you can drive [...]
Full article →Wheego participated in the Edison Foundation’s “Powering the People” event on March 22, 2012 in Washington, DC. Fox News covered the event:
Holly Morris – Powering the People 2.0: MyFoxDC.com
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St. Petersburg, FL (March 20, 2012) – Suncoast Electric Vehicles, Florida’s first all-electric car and truck dealer, has partnered with GTE Federal Credit Union to introduce even more drivers to the benefits of the emissions-free zone. GTE will be giving away one Wheego LiFe, an all-electric, highway-ready car capable of driving 100 miles on a [...]
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Wheego Electric Cars will display an all-electric LiFe at the “Powering The People” conference on March 22, 2012 in Washington, D.C.
New technologies. New ideas. New partnerships. On March 22, the Edison Foundation’s invitation-only Powering the People 2.0 conference will bring together a dynamic group of power industry leaders, corporate executives, federal and [...]
Full article →by Jerry Garrett for Garrett On The Road
The Cayman Islands enjoy an abundance of sunshine. So, why not put that solar abundance to work, to help solve one of the islands’ most pressing energy needs?
That’s the thought behind an evolving transportation initiative: Liberalizing laws allowing electric cars on Cayman highways, and installing a [...]
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by Jim Motavalli for Mother Nature Network, March 13, 2012
Lots of other electric car companies are flashier, but this China/California hybrid has a hyper-cautious strategy that makes sense as the electric vehicle market gets off to a slow start.
Following the demise of Aptera and Bright Automotive, it’s time to give a [...]
Full article →Listen in to the News Radio 970 WFLA interview with Tampa/St. Pete Wheego dealer Richard Nimphie:
http://www.970wfla.com/player/?mid=21833473#.T0I7w3zEwn4.email
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excerpted from an article by Wes Woods in the Contra Costa Times.
CLAREMONT, CA - Richard Hibbard Auto Center general manager Jimmy Hibbard said electric vehicles are the wave of the future but some people are not ready to jump on.
“It’s getting people over that fear they have over the whole electric idea,” Hibbard [...]
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