Hi All,
I am considering the purchase of an electric car for the daily commute. I have to travel 20 miles each way, about half of which is open A roads and the other half in stop start traffic. My budget is 3 - 4K so I have been looking at the Reva G-Wiz. I have a couple of questions:
1. Is there an alternative to the Reva?
2. If I were to buy one that needed battery replacement are there alternatives to the lead-acid that Goingreen supply (£2K!) that would give better range (and hopefully cheaper?)
Thanks,
Ian
Newbie looking for buying advice please
Other EVs are available....
In the 40mph/40mpc (miles per charge) category my favourite is the Aixam Mega City.
Where in the world are you, Ian? Mega are expanding their dealer network around the country. http://www.megavan.org/ is the dealer in Manchester.
As for replacement batteries, I don't think there's anything special about G-wiz batteries (although MB will clarify for you). Gary Penfold of http://www.gwizbatteries.com/ (a trading name of http://www.pbbatteries.com/ ) has offered a discount on a full set of Gwiz batteries to BVS members. He can also offer a large capacity set, if you are after greater range.
All of the above is sticking with lead-acid. Changing chemistry is possible but can cause you charging headaches.
In the 40mph/40mpc (miles per charge) category my favourite is the Aixam Mega City.
Where in the world are you, Ian? Mega are expanding their dealer network around the country. http://www.megavan.org/ is the dealer in Manchester.
As for replacement batteries, I don't think there's anything special about G-wiz batteries (although MB will clarify for you). Gary Penfold of http://www.gwizbatteries.com/ (a trading name of http://www.pbbatteries.com/ ) has offered a discount on a full set of Gwiz batteries to BVS members. He can also offer a large capacity set, if you are after greater range.
All of the above is sticking with lead-acid. Changing chemistry is possible but can cause you charging headaches.
Tim Crumpton
timpootle wrote:Other EVs are available....
In the 40mph/40mpc (miles per charge) category my favourite is the Aixam Mega City.
Totally agree although my only concern is the "open A roads" part, at 40mph it isnt really that fast, having recently whizzed about in a Mega City car I was very impressed with it around town, but I'm not sure I'd want to take it onto a 60mph A road
Some may be fine with doing that sort of speed on an A road, personally with todays modern vehicles it can be a little scarey and not that safe, remember 40mph is the max and while it does get there I found it to be a little slow doing it once you where past 35mph.
Otherwise the City is a great car, very nippy round town and certainly very able to dash out into fast moving traffic on say a roundabout
ChrisB
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