Roundup: Wheego to launch EV, Twitter battles porn, and more
VentureBeat Jul 03 09Here’s the latest action: Here Wheego! — Electric vehicle startup Wheego announced that it will launch its two-seat, low-speed car on August 1, in hopes that its release will help raise an additional round of capital. Based in Atlanta, the company’s vehicle is called the Whip, and its development has been supported by money from founder Mike McQuary, his private equity firm Ellis, McQuary & Stanley, Brash Music and MindSpring. The Whip differs from cars in the works at Tesla and Fisker in that it runs on lead-acid batteries instead of lithium-ion batteries — supposedly avoiding overheating issues associated with the latter. Full story...
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