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Fatal G-Wiz Crash: Victim Was On Phone, Not Using Seatbelt

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We brought you news last year of a horrific accident, in which a woman was killed when her G-Wiz neighborhood electric vehicle, a model not sold in the United States, was struck by another vehicle. Last November the G-Wiz of scientist Judit Nadal was.

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G-Wiz celebrates London life with limited edition electric car

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A special London themed version of the electric car the G-Wiz has been commissioned to celebrate the vehicle’s close ties with the capital city.

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Fatal G-Wiz Crash: Confirmed - Another Car Was Involved

All Cars Electric

Just over a week ago we discussed the aspect of electric car safety, specifically that of Neighborhood Electric Vehicles or NEVs, after 47-year old mother Judit Nadal was tragically killed in her Reva G-Wiz in an accident in London, U.K.

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UK Government Announces £5,000 Grants Towards Purchase of Electric Drive Vehicles and First Plugged-in Places

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Vehicle type. Must be Battery electric, plug-in hybrid or a hydrogen fuel cell car. 0 g/km for EV. Max 75 g/km for PHEV. Vehicle performance. Min electric range 10 miles (16 km) PHEV. Warranty, vehicle: 3 years or 75,000 miles (120,000 km). Qualifying criteria for the Plug-in Car Grant. cars only).

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REVA Electric Vehicles to be renamed

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It’s the dawning of a new era for India’s REVA Electric Car Company with Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd to acquire a majority stake in the company and rename it as Mahindra REVA Electric Vehicle Co Ltd. The agreement sees Mahindra & Mahindra own 55.2 per cent equity in Mahindra REVA. The board has also been reconstituted [.].

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Mahindra prepares for new electric car launch

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Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles is ready to begin production of its follow-up to the G-Wiz electric car, with the opening of a new manufacturing facility in Bengalore, India. The new NXR electric car, while still compact, looks more like an ordinary car compared to the small G-Wiz.

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Sales of EVs in UK Plummeted 90% in 2009 Compared to Peak in 2007

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The huge fall is a blow to UK efforts to meet tough carbon emission cut targets in a decade, and comes just months before the government introduces a subsidy of up to £5,000 off new electric cars. Nearly half of the electric vehicles sold last year were the tiny G-Wiz car.

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