The Indian electric microcar marketed in the United Kingdom as the G-Wiz was the REVAi.
The REVAi was made by Reva Electric Car Company in Bengaluru, India. It evolved from the original REVA and was sold internationally as a small, low-speed electric vehicle. In Britain, the name G-Wiz became far more familiar than the manufacturer’s model designation, particularly among urban drivers looking for a compact vehicle with low running costs and easy parking.
The car’s classification helped explain both its appeal and its limitations. In Europe it was generally treated as a heavy quadricycle rather than a conventional passenger car, while in the United States similar vehicles could fall into the neighborhood electric vehicle category. Those classifications brought regulatory advantages but also meant that the REVAi did not offer the crash protection expected of a normal car.
The G-Wiz became a frequent subject of automotive criticism, especially after safety tests highlighted its vulnerability in serious collisions. Production ended in 2012, and the model was succeeded by the Mahindra e2o. The e2o was related to the same company’s electric-car lineage, but it was not the vehicle originally sold as the G-Wiz.