GoinGreen, the
retailer of the UK’s best
selling electric vehicle, the
REVA G-Wiz, announces the
specification and price
structure of its much-awaited
G-Wiz L-ion, the world’s first
mainstream electric vehicle
powered by lithium-ion battery
technology. The G-Wiz L-ion is
now available to order for
delivery in May. With an
extended range of up to 75
miles, the G-Wiz L-ion is
suitable for 97% of all car
journeys without the need to
recharge. GoinGreen is also
introducing an off-board fast
charge station capable of a 90%
G-Wiz L-ion charge in one hour
and a complete charge in 1.5
hours.
Based on
the current G-Wiz i platform, the G-Wiz L-ion incorporates
new technologies for safety and performance, key points
include; increased range and acceleration, improved charging
efficiency with approximately 20% less energy required per
charge, reduced charging times both with normal charging –
down to six hours - and off-board fast charging,
maintenance-free battery operation with no watering or
equalisation required and better all-round weather
performance. The G-Wiz L-ion also comes with a full
three-year battery warranty ensuring trouble-free servicing.
Steve Hartridge,
managing director of GoinGreen
says, ‘With the ongoing
technology race to bring
lithium-ion powered vehicles to
market, GoinGreen is proud to be
the first in the UK to offer a
mainstream affordable vehicle.
The extended range and enhanced
battery life really does make
the G-Wiz L-ion the ideal
vehicle for city commuting. The
new battery technology also
means that the G-Wiz L-ion is
15% lighter than previous G-Wiz
versions, improving its
acceleration and
manoeuvrability. It is cheap to
run, very nippy, great fun to
drive and best of all, is
zero-emissions’.
The new G-Wiz
L-ion is available to order now
and the price begins at £15,795.
Deliveries will commence in May
2009 and the lead-time for
orders will be around 14 weeks.
For existing owners of a G-Wiz
ac drive or G-Wiz i, there is
the possibility of upgrading
their vehicles to the new
lithium-ion technology.
Initially this upgrade will only
be available to a limited number
to vehicles and price is to be
confirmed.
GoinGreen is the
creator of the UK carbon-neutral
automotive market and according
to Newsweek (25/2/08), is ‘the
largest zero-emissions auto
distributor on the planet
today’. There are now nearly
1,000 G-Wiz on the roads and
there is a strong used approved
market. Since GoinGreen
introduced the G-Wiz to London
in 2004, more than 1,300 people
have experienced G-Wiz driving.
The 2 + 2-seater
G-Wiz is exempt from the London
Congestion Charge and road tax (VED),
is in insurance Group 1 (the
lowest), costs about 1.5p a mile
to run and benefits from free
parking and recharging in the
City of Westminster (which now
has over 60 recharging points)
with many other boroughs now
also installing recharging
points and offering incentives
for EV owners. There is an
increasing number of recharging
points in commercial locations
too, such as Westfield, which
has 30.
