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AltCar 2009: Wheego Whip Quick Drive - is this the Cadillac of NEVs?

Is the Wheego Whip "The Cadillac of Neighborhood Electric Vehicles"? That's one description that we heard during our very short test drive of the NEV during the Santa Monica Alt Car Expo last weekend. Marc Korchin, owner of the Green Motors electric vehicles dealership in Berkeley, rode with us around the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in the Wheego and explained why this car is, in many ways, the best he's ever sold. Having driven the Tesla Roadster and the Dodge Circuit, we know what pure EVs are capable of. But this car costs about a ... Read more →

Wheego to introduce electric Lambretta GP200e scooter? Jeremy Korzeniewski

Based on an advertisement in the latest issue of Scoot! Magazine (via our friends at 2 Stroke Buzz), Wheego is currently working on a new electric scooter that looks to be built atop a vintage-style ...

Wheego Whip spun off from RTEV, low-speed electric car on track for late July Sebastian Blanco

Ruff and Tuff Electric Vehicles Inc. (RTEV) has spun off its Wheego Electric Cars division. Wheego's first car, the low-speed Whip (pictured), should be available in late July (yes, that's a delay). ...

Wheego Whip U.S. sales pushed back to July Sebastian Blanco

Earlier this year, word was that the Wheego Whip was supposed to be available here in the U.S. in May. Looks like July is the new delivery date, so hold on if you want your smart fortwo clone minicar ...

Wheego Whip electric vehicle now available for pre-order, Friendzee included Sebastian Blanco

RTEV is ready to take your order for a Wheego Whip low-speed electric vehicle. This sub-$19,000 NEV features remote keyless entry, air conditioning and an mp3 stereo system as standard. The Whip will ...

Wheego Whip electric car coming to U.S. in May 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Bring on the Whip. That's the feeling behind the announcement today that Wheego Electric Cars, a division of RTEV, is officially launching its U.S. dealer network. Wheego says their entry into the U.S. market is well-timed because, "There is a perfect storm of macro-events that are [sic] causing ...

Wheego Whip? Watt? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

RTEV, the company behind Ruff and Tuff electric ATVs, and Shuanghuan Automobile Company have formed a partnership that will see the Wheego Whip arrive in the US by May of 2009. Wheego is the street division of the Atlanta-based company and is now headed by former Miles Electric Vehicles COO, Jeff ...

Former Miles COO Jeff Boyd moves over to Ruff and Tuff Electric Vehicles 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The last time we spoke with Jeff Boyd, he was still COO of Miles Electric Vehicles. This week, though, Ruff and Tuff Electric Vehicles (RTEV) announced that Boyd will take over as president of RTEV's Wheego Street Division. Regular readers will remember Ruff and Tuff as the makers of the Hunter 4x4 ...

Electric vehicle company RTEV focusing on battery-powered ATVs 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

RTEV, the Ruff & Tuff Electric Vehicle company, is not the first to realize that a battery-powered ATV could be a good seller (we spoke with Electric Vehicle Systems about their ATEV last year). RTEV is now ready to expand into the electric recreational vehicles market with three models - the ...

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