GoinGreen announces the new AC drive G-Wiz

GoinGreen, the award-winning retailer of the Reva G-Wiz electric car, announces the arrival of the new increased performance G-Wiz AC.

The updated G-Wiz AC has an increased top speed of 45mph and an improved range of up to 48 miles in economy mode. Mid-range torque has been boosted by 50%, resulting in better acceleration from 20mph and enhanced hill climb ability. There is also a booster mode for short-term acceleration/power. In addition, the body panels are now pre-coloured, without the use of paint, which makes them 100% recyclable and minor scratches are easily buffed up without the need for spraying.

The other good news is the price. The existing G-Wiz DC has a list price of £8,299. The improved G-Wiz AC has an introductory price of £7,999 for all orders received by 31st October 2006. Deliveries of the new G-Wiz AC cars will commence in October.

GoinGreen created the electric car market in the UK by introducing the emission free DC drive G-Wiz to London in 2004; there are now over 500 G-Wiz cars on London’s roads, making London the electric car capital of the world.

Other benefits of the new G-Wiz AC include a maintenance-free brushless and longer life motor, an automatic hill-holding facility and the ability for the car to be upgraded to high performance lithium-ion batteries in the near future. Both the AC and original DC version of the G-Wiz, manufactured by Indo-US joint venture the Reva Electric Car Company, are available exclusively from GoinGreen in the UK. The G-Wiz is exempt from road tax and the London congestion charge and enjoys free parking and charging in the central London, with other parking benefits throughout the city, a package worth over £8,000 per year.

The standard G-Wiz DC, currently priced at £8,299, will continue in production as the entry-level version, priced at £6,999, the lowest-cost electric car available in the UK.

Keith Johnston, the managing director of GoinGreen says, ‘This iconic electric car just got significantly better. The G-Wiz AC offers exactly the performance improvements that our customers are looking for’.

The G-Wiz is sold via GoinGreen’s website www.goingreen.co.uk, where customers in London can book test drives online. The company has a team of engineers based at its headquarters for full after sales maintenance and support and it also offers time-poor Londoners mobile servicing. GoinGreen is a founder member of the All-Electric Transport Alliance, a trade organisation formed to create awareness of the urgent need to switch to emission free motoring.