On Sun, 27 May 2007 14:19:58 -0400 "Mike Canfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> A small commuter car, the G-Wiz has been available in the UK for some 3 > years now, and it is gainig popularity in London, mainly because it is > excempt the £8 daily congestion charge, and parking is free at many > locations in central London. > > http://www.goingreen.co.uk/store/ > > It has a maximum range of 48 miles at urban city speeds, and has a > battery pack of approximately 10kWh. >From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REVA, The UK Department for Transport found "serious safety concerns" after crashing a G-Wiz at 35mph into a deformable barrier on April 24, 2007 [6], which is the normal test for cars. Likewise, a test commissioned by Top Gear magazine that followed the Euro NCAP crash test specifications found that the occupants would suffer "serious or life-threatening" injuries in a 64km/h crash.[7]. The G-wiz is presently exempt from most crash test rules, because its size allows it to be classed as a quadricycle instead of a car. Craig
