Wheego Whip
| Wheego Whip LiFe | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer |
Shuanghuan Automobile and Wheego Electric Cars Inc. |
| Production | 2011– |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 2-door hatchback |
| Related | Shuanghuan Noble |
| Powertrain | |
| Electric motor | 45 kW (60 hp) |
| Battery | 30 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery |
| Range | 100 mi (160 km) |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,025 mm (79.7 in) |
| Length | 3,010 mm (118.5 in) |
| Width | 1,605 mm (63.2 in) |
| Height | 1,600 mm (63.0 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,210 kg (2,667 lb) |
The Wheego Whip was an all-electric city car originally developed as the electric version of the Chinese Noble by Shuanghuan Automobile and RTEV (Ruff & Tuff Electric Vehicles). The production version, called Wheego LiFe, was presented at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show and was sold in the United States at a price of US$32,995 before any applicable tax credits and other incentives. The Wheego LiFe was built with a 30 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery pack and has an all-electric range of 100 miles (161 km).
The first delivery took place on April 2011 to a customer in Atlanta. About 400 units were sold through 2013, when production ended.
Wheego Electric Cars Inc. was formed as a spin out from RTEV (Ruff & Tuff Electric Vehicles) in June 2009 and its first automobile was a two-seat compact car under the Wheego Whip name in North America and marketed by Shuanghuan Automobile in China as the E-Noble, its brand name for the rest of the world. The car is capable of speeds of 95 km/h (59 mph). In the U.S. it was to be launched in August 2009 as a low-speed vehicle with a top speed of 25 mph (40 km/h) or as a Medium Speed Vehicle with a maximum speed of 35 mph (56 km/h), depending on local state regulations. These versions used dry cell sealed AGM lead–acid batteries, with an all-electric range of 80 kilometres (50 mi) on a single charge, and capable of recharging on any standard household 110 or 220-volt electrical outlet.
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