Wheego Whip


The Wheego Whip was an early-2010s limited-production all-electric city car developed as the electric version of the Chinese Noble by Shuanghuan Auto and RTEV. The production version, called Wheego LiFe, was unveiled at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show and was sold in the United States at a price of before any applicable tax credits and other incentives.
The Wheego LiFe was built with a 30 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery pack and had an all-electric range of.
The first delivery took place on April 2011 to a customer in Atlanta. A total of approximately 400 units were sold through 2013, when production ceased.

History

Inc. was formed as a spin out from RTEV 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 Auto in China as the E-Noble, its brand name for the rest of the world. The car was capable of speeds of 95 km/h. In the U.S. it was to be launched in August 2009 as a low-speed vehicle with a top speed of or as a Medium Speed Vehicle with a maximum speed of, depending on local state regulations. These versions used dry cell sealed AGM lead–acid batteries, with an all-electric range of on a single charge, and capable of recharging on any standard household 110 or 220-volt electrical outlet.

Specifications

The 2011 Wheego Whip LiFe had the following specifications:
The 2011 Wheego LiFe production model used a 30 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery pack, could reach speeds up to and Wheego Electric Cars claimed that it had an all-electric range of. The chassis was the same as the Shuanghuan Noble, which once imported from China was reinforced for safety in the U.S. assembly plant to pass U.S. crash-testing. Final assembly took place in Corona, California. Around 73% of the vehicle was composed of American products giving it a high domestic content rating.
The first Wheego LiFe was delivered to a customer in Atlanta, Georgia on April 22, 2011., the company had manufactured 36 cars since April 2011, and only two cars were left in inventory. Wheego's business strategy was to build the cars only when the company gets money from sales or through venture capital. About 400 units were sold through 2013, when production ended.