GoinGreen pioneered the electric
vehicle (EV) market in London,
with the introduction of the
REVA G-Wiz in 2004, and it
supports healthy competition to
further advance electric
vehicles’ share in the market at
large. GoinGreen is therefore
concerned to hear the
reports regarding the NICE Car
Company going into
administration.
The Reva G-Wiz is
manufactured by the Reva Electric Car Company in
Bangalore and is known as the G-Wiz only in the U.K and
as Reva elsewhere. The G-Wiz i starts at £7,995 on the
road.
The G-Wiz is zero
emissions if charged using energy from a renewable
source and produces 63gms per km if recharged using
electricity from a conventional source.
The 2 * 2 seat G-Wiz
has a range of up to 48 miles and a top speed of 50mph.
An 80% recharge takes 2.5 hours and a full recharge,
eight hours.
Although the economic downturn
is hurting all companies
involved in vehicle retail at
the moment, GoinGreen remains in
good financial health and can
weather what it views as a
temporary general decline in EV
sales. Indeed, GoinGreen
believes that as the public
tightens its belt, the low cost
motoring offered by the G-Wiz
actually becomes a stronger
proposition. From just £7,995 on
the road and with fuel costs of
under 2p per mile, low insurance
and free or reduced fee parking
in many London boroughs it is
now the time for people to
re-examine the G-Wiz for their
urban driving requirements.
Infrastructure, such as electric
recharging points, is also on
the increase in the capital.
With potential savings of up to
£6,000 a year, it has never been
a better time to explore the
idea of driving electric over a
traditional petrol car.
“The Government recently backed
the development of electric
vehicle technology as it is an
opportunity for the UK to take
the lead and that we need to
seize the opportunity given the
state of the global economy.
Other EVs are due to come to
market, although most of these
are still several years away or
are very expensive. However, in
the four years since GoinGreen
launched, over 1,100 Londoners
have experienced cheap and zero
emissions driving in London by
owning a G-Wiz,” says Steve
Hartridge, managing director of
GoinGreen.
