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Reva: A little company with big ambitions. The Green Piece

Green Cars News

Slow, clunky, even potentially “life-threatening” – these are just a handful of the insults that have been thrown the way of electric car maker REVA and particularly its G-Wiz model. Its interior is a significant improvement on the G-Wiz and the back seat comfortably fits two adults. Leaders of the pack.

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Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

For all the fanfare, sales of electric cars are currently negligible (outside of golf courses, that is). How many plug-in electric vehicles does President Barack Obama wish to see on U.S. The president is hoping to use incentives to get one million plug-in hybrid vehicles to consumers by 2015. The Journal Report.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

What isclear is that the full £5,000 will not be available for a £8,000 G-Wiz or a£15,000 Smart EV. The 2011 start date has been chosen to coincide with theexpected introduction of a wider variety of electric and plug-in hybrid carsin Britain. Is it becuase US market prefers a "home" product?