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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 UK electric car distributor is sold

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The G-Wiz (pictured), the iconic electric car, has been subject to plenty of derision over the years. Yet despite being mocked on TV shows like Top Gear it is still among the best-selling electric cars: and now it may have a new lease of life.

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G-Wiz founder wins Energy and Environment award

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Maini’s company, founded in 1994, is known for its small electric car model, simply known as the Reva-or the G-Wiz here in the UK. [.].

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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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TLC needed: Can cars like the G-Wiz still have a purpose in life?

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Weekly Column. By Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield. They have a funny name, massive door seals (so designed to hide a panel gap big enough to drive a bus through) and a top speed approaching 50 mph on a good day. They’ll charge up from empty to full in a little under eight hours from a standard household o[.]. Electric cars Weekly Column'

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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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Rethinking the electric quadricycle. The Green Piece

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It has largely been accepted that the arrival of proper electric cars like the Nissan LEAF and Renault ZOE have pushed early electric quadricycles like the G-Wiz and the Aixam Mega city to the sidelines. The Green Piece Column. But are models like the Renault Twizy- and [.]. Electric cars The Green Piece'

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