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Roundup: 3GS beats AT&T sales records, Twitter battles porn, and more

Source: VentureBeat

Jul 03, 2009

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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. The car charges in six to eight hours and can travel 40 miles on each charge. It will retail for $18,995. With government funding and more capital, Wheego says it plans to build two assembly plants in the U.S.

AT&T feels the 3GS love — An internal memo surfaced today stating that the release of the iPhone 3GS marked the best day of sales for the mobile company’s retail stores and the highest volume of orders on att.com in history. Another reported milestone: On June

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