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All about the G-Wiz Owner's Club

The G-Wiz electric car owners club is an informal group of G-Wiz electric car owners and enthusiasts. Formed in the Summer of 2006, it exists as a forum to exchange views and ideas, and for occasional social meetings with like-minded people.

Membership is free and is open to all. Central to the club's activities is the on-line forums, where people can exchange views and ideas online. Recent forum discussions have included all areas of G-Wiz electric car ownership, as well as discussions on alternative electric cars and technologies.

You don't have to own a G-Wiz electric car in order to join the club. All enthusiasts are welcome, and if your interests are in electric cars other than the G-Wiz, you're still welcome to join in.

We also welcome journalists and students carrying out research into electric cars.

All are welcome, except for company's masquarading as enthusiasts trying to sell your own products or services to members.


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How the club is funded

We do not charge a membership fee to join the club. Our costs are low and these are covered through web site advertising.

If you shop at any of the following web sites, please 'click through' to the sites from here - it costs you nothing and generates a small income for the club. This funding will ensure we never have to charge a membership fee or ask for donations in the future, and will help us to maintain the web site and fund new initiatives.

If this is successful, we'll be offering more free stuff to members in the future, so please help!

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How To Join

To join the club, all you need to do is register to use the forums by filling in our online registration form. Membership is completely free and registration takes only a few moments. You will need to provide a valid e-mail address as an e-mail will be sent to you in order to confirm your registration.

Once you have done that, you're in! Join in with the forums, see what other people are saying and add your own comments and discussion points. It's interesting and good fun too!

Click here to join the G-Wiz Owner's Club

What is a G-Wiz?

The G-Wiz electric car is a small four-seat battery electric car, designed in California, built in India and imported into the UK by a company called GoinGreen.

Designed as a city car. It can take two adults and two children, keeps up with other traffic in town and is small enough to squeeze through the narrowest gaps and park in the smallest spaces.

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In London, it is exempt from the Congestion Charge, and owners are entitled to free parking by some councils. Several councils have gone further by providing free charging points for electric cars, allowing them to be recharged whilst parked.

The G-Wiz is charged by plugging the car directly into a standard 13amp socket. 80% charge is achieved in a little over two hours, with a full charge taking around 8 hours to complete. A typical charge costs around 30-50p, depending on electricity tarriff.

Over 1200 G-Wiz electric cars have been sold in the London area alone. It is the UKs best selling electric car of all time.

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Know your G-Wiz

The G-Wiz has evolved since its UK launch in 2003. There are three distinct versions of the G-Wiz:

G-Wiz dc-drive

The dc-drive G-Wiz is the original model produced until the end of 2006. The top speed is 40mph and the range is 30-40 miles.

G-Wiz ac-drive

Visually identical to the dc-drive model, the G-Wiz ac-drive was launched in mid 2006. Its faster with a top speed of 45mph, has improved hill climbing abilities and has a better range (up to 48 miles) thanks to better regenerative braking.

G-Wiz i

Announced in November 2007 with deliveries starting in February 2008, the G-Wiz i has a curved windscreen, front disk brakes, better handling, more interior headroom, a digital dashboard, a top speed of 50mph and a new crash-tested safety cell developed with Lotus. The G-Wiz i crash test, November 2007

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