G-Wizz An All Electric Car

 

England's ALL electric London Commuter car.  The G-Wizz Li-Ion battery car will get up to 51mph and range of 75 miles. It sells for about 7,000 British Pounds. There is enough room for two adults in the front seats and a very small bench in the back for children only or groceries. No transmission, electric motor direct drive. Options are air-conditioning, leather seats, and custom color. Of interest is that some techies modified an '07 model with more batteries and drove it by remote control (to lighten it up), and then raced it on the quarter mile against a stock Mustang GT driven by a racer and the little G-Wizz beat the Mustang by a half car length.

London has a congestion tax for cars that drive in the city center to reduce the amount of cars polluting and congestion. The car maker created this little gem to comply with the tax exemption requirements and also exemption of the high parking fees.

So why can't America make such a car for urban use in our crowded cities? Our automotive industry seams to still be behind the curve in ecologic electric cars. They could do one better by making the body from Soybean Plastic rather than metal. Henry Ford made a Model A with soy-plastic, but at that time it was more expense to produce than American steel. So steel became the choice for the automobile skin.

Maybe we can import these and make some money.