I Love G-Wiz

Sir Victor Blank is the chairman of Lloyds TSB and has been a GoinGreen customer for over three years, making him one of London's early adopters of the G-Wiz. He has a bright red dc drive G-Wiz that he uses both for work and for pleasure. GoinGreen caught up with Sir Victor recently to ask a few questions: How long have you owned your G-Wiz and what made you decide to buy it? Over three years now. I always wanted to buy the first electric car available. Why did you choose red? My wife chose red. Do you use it mainly for work or for pleasure too? I use it both for work and pleasure. Where do you recharge your G-Wiz? At home, in the garage. Do you prefer driving or being a passenger in your G-Wiz? I actually prefer being the passenger.

What do you most like about your G-Wiz?
That it is zero carbon emissions and we do not have to pay the London congestion charge.
Which aspect of your G-Wiz would you change?
An opportunity to make the controls and upholstery more sophisticated and to increase the range.
Any funny G-Wiz experiences?
The whole of the press corps photographing my arrival at a press conference in my G-Wiz was a little strange.
Who would you most like as a passenger in your G-Wiz?
Alex Ferguson - particularly as the car is red.

Danny Fleet has had his dc drive G-Wiz for over three years. He is a director of Hotspur & Argyle, a film production company in Soho and of its sister company Contentment Worldwide. When he bought his G-Wiz, Danny started a video blog www.dannyscontentment.net, which has resulted in him becoming a bit of a pundit on electric vehicles. How long have you owned your G-Wiz and what made you decide to buy it? Three-and-a-half years. I'd been desperate to buy an EV for ages and this was the only one available. Why did you choose black? Lack of originality on my part. Having bought it, I saw that there were loads of other great colours and I wish I had bought something a bit lighter and that could be seen by other traffic more easily. Do you use it mainly for work or for pleasure too? Both work and pleasure. Most recently my wife's been winning the race to the car keys and I'm back to cycling to work.

Where do you recharge your G-Wiz?
At home and at Masterpark, the Westminster City car parks. Failing that, anyone with a plug socket.
Do you feel that you are sending out a positive message about reducing emissions when you are in your G-Wiz?
Sure - they are pretty distinctive aren't they?
Have any of your friends or colleagues being encouraged to explore the electric vehicle route since you have been driving around in your G-Wiz?
Absolutely. A good friend of mine who's having his house rebuilt has incorporated interior charging space for his G-Wiz in the new designs!
Your blog www.dannyscontentment.net has achieved some fame and has this now opened up new avenues for you?
Yes, it's been amazing. I've been lucky enough to meet many of the key people involved in electric vehicles today. I've also had the chance to travel in some of the most exciting cars of the moment.
Do you prefer driving or being a passenger in your G-Wiz?
Definitely driving - it must be that sporty steering wheel!
What do you most like about your G-Wiz?
Drive with no tailpipe emissions, park easily and walk away without paying. You can't get much better than that in London
Which aspect of your G-Wiz would you change?
Guess it has to be rear space. My kids have grown a lot in the last three years. That and an NCap rating!
Any funny G-Wiz experiences?
Blowing all the electrics whilst getting some charge in a very smart Highgate hairdressers whilst it was full of clients having their hair done - and it was all on camera!
Who would you most like as a passenger in your G-Wiz?
Henry Ford!