Electric Transportation on Lubbock Craigslist Today 6-11-14

Over coffee this morning, Grizz mentioned a Wheego Whip for sale on Craigslist. Very cool little car. I haven't watched the resale values on the Wheegos, but after very little research, this one looks like a pretty good deal, especially considering that it is here in town and will not require shipping. It's strictly an around-town vehicle, but it should be cheap, reliable, and fun. Hmm.

The other two are electric bicycles. The Currie is very much an entry level electric, and the price is very high for used. I think you could buy the same bike new for less.

The EVGlobal is iffy on the market price, but it looks like a very solid deal for someone who wants a nicer (but dated) electric bike at a low price of entry.

May you come to know the joy of traveling on electrons!

Lubbock Electric Bike for Sale (Not Mine)

An interesting electric bike showed up on the Lubbock Craigslist this week. It's an EVGlobal ebike, often known as the Lee Iaccoca bike. And this one looks really clean. For $400 it is probably a good deal since a comparable ebike kit (minus bicycle) would would cost you at least that much. The EVGlobal bikes were cutting edge several years ago, but theses days the performance and features are pretty middle of the road. I believe they could be had as a 24 volt or a 36 volt in some of the later models. The Heinzman motors in them are known to be very high quality and a little noisy. You won't sneak up on as many cats or pedestrians on this bike, but that may be a very good thing. The motor in my old black Huffy came from an EVGlobal bike.

The bike in the CL ad

The Mesquite Hugger DIY Huffy with a Heinzman motor

If you want to learn more about these bikes, here is a link where you can find owners showing theirs off. One mentions having 15,000 miles on one. http://www.evalbum.com/type/EVGL

I would love to have it, but the garage runneth over and the bank account runneth dry.

May it serve the next owner well!