by Jim Motavalli for EMagazine.com, September/October 2010 issue
The narrow and sometimes cobbled streets of Brooklyn made a good testing ground for the electric version of the Smart car. It wasn’t long ago that auto engineers were so nervous about their temperamental electric vehicles (EVs) that they went along for the ride, but now [...]
Full article →Sunpluggers.com, Compiled by Yuanyuan Liu and Jian Wen in Nanjing, Sept. 13, 2010
Chassis used in the pure-electric Noble vehicles manufactured by Shuanghuan Auto, based in Hebei province, are being exported to the United States.
The U.S. company Wheego Electric Cars entered into a supply agreement with Shuanghuan Auto last [...]
Full article →September 7, 2010
Wheego CEO Mike McQuary was interviewed live on Fox Business. Watch the interview here.
by Kirk Matthews, KHON2 in Hawaii, August 17, 2010
(view the film at the KHON2 website)
A new electric car was introduced in Hawaii.
But this one could change the landscape when it comes to how drivers think about the future.
How would you like to park downtown for free? [...]
Full article →McClatchy-Tribune Regional News – by Kimberly Yuen, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser, August 15, 2010
The movement to make Hawaii’s roads greener passed a milestone yesterday.
The first high-voltage electric car that supports the 240-volt international charging standard J-1772, the Wheego, and its dedicated charging station were unveiled at the Green Energy Outlet’s location in Kakaako. [...]
Full article →Auto-Mobi.info, July 22, 2010
While customers can already test drive the low-speed Wheego Whip at the Jim Ellis Saab Atlanta location at 5862 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Jim Ellis Automotive Group is taking greater strides to provide low-emission, fuel efficient vehicles to the greater Atlanta area.
As the sole dealer of the [...]
Full article →by Seth Rowe, Sun Newspapers, Minnesota Local News – June 26, 2010 St. Louis Park vehicle salesman Jay Sitter has a smooth ride.
Sitter sells and uses ultra-quiet all-electric vehicles at a store simply called The Electric Vehicle Store, located at 4419 Excelsior Blvd. On his way to a meeting, he smoothly and noiselessly [...]
Full article →From Energy-Overviews.com, June 17, 2010
Atlanta, Georgia-based Wheego is taking $100 reservations for the all-electric Wheego Whip LiFe car on the company website. The highway-ready Whip LiFe can travel about 100 miles per charge, and retails for $32,995 — which drops to a sticker price of $25,495 once the federal tax credit is applied. [...]
Full article →by Sebastian Blanco for Autoblog Green, June 15, 2010
Well, it isn’t going to be available in August as hoped, but the $32,995 (before incentives) Wheego Whip LiFe has been re-scheduled for delivery in September and Wheego Electric Cars is now accepting $100 refundable reservations here. Wheego CEO Mike McQuary [...]
Full article →ATLANTA (June 14, 2010) – WHEEGO ELECTRIC CARS today announced they are taking reservations for the all-electric Wheego Whip LiFe car on their website at www.wheego.net.
“We are on schedule to be the first company to offer an affordable all-electric car in the U.S.,” announced Wheego CEO Mike McQuary. “Other auto companies [...]
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