I'm not sure I follow.

When you mention G-Wizz do you mean the version sold in the UK from around 2005?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REVAi

Did you check the availability of servicing in rural SW Ireland before purchasing a car from a London dealer?

Edited by Xileno on 20/02/2022 at 14:27

I just typed "electric vehicle specialist in Ireland" into Google. The 2nd result is a garage in Cork.

According to Wikipedia, the G-Wiz was officially available in Ireland.

But it is surely down to the buyer to establish what, if any, support there would be to them in Ireland when buying a 2nd hand electric car in London. If the dealer said there would be, then you may have cause for complaint, otherwise, I'm afraid you should have taken that into consideration (and bought something else).

The fact that you actually bought a G-Wiz suggests that you did no research before buying, otherwise you'd have realised what an absolutely terrible car it is. There is a little merit to owning one in a city due to its size and the fact that traffic is unlikely to be going much above 30mph. But the truly shocking crash tests carried out really ought to put anyone off buying a G-Wiz for any other scenario.

Edited by badbusdriver on 20/02/2022 at 15:32

It's a long way from Cork to West Cork. My Brother out Law lives near the Sheep's Head; pretty isolated.

I'm sure he'd agree that Cork is a lot closer to West Cork than Dublin though.

Reading up on the G-Wiz suggests the batteries are 12v lead acid jobbies wired (paralell?) to give 48volts.

I think you'll find they need to be wired in series to get 48v from 12v batteries.

Looks like its powered by 8 x 6 volt batteries. These are usually more expensive than 12 volt batteries.

I've seen a G-Wiz. It looked like it was powered by 3 Duracell AAAs to me! :-)