Wheego Electric Cars Fade From Market; China Is The Future, Company Says - Green Car Reports
One is Wheego Electric Cars, which took the same approach as Coda: Adapt a Chinese-built vehicle with a battery pack and electric running gear installed in the U. S. Wheego is still around, it turns out--unlike the defunct Coda--but it's no longer... DON'T MISS: 2011 Wheego Whip LiFe Electric Car: First Drive Report (Nov 2010). A statement from Susan Nicholson, Wheego's vice president for electronics, said:. Until that time, Wheego is now gone from electric-car buyers' radars. Last time we checked in, in May 2013, Wheego's two-seat low-speed Whip neighborhood electric vehicle and highway-capable LiFe--the same car with a larger battery and more powerful motor--were both still on sale. ALSO SEE: Driving Small Electric Cars: What It's Like In The Real World. Those allowed it to sell the LiFe despite the lack of. Wheego's 2013 plans to import a second model from China, a compact crossover utility vehicle that would target a far larger market segment, never panned out. In the beginning, Wheego hoped to be the first maker to launch a modern, mass-priced electric car into the U. S. market. Source: www.greencarreports.com
