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- Joined
- Aug 22, 2003
I got my new device last week, and I LOVE it. The Whill Ci is called an Electric Vehicle (EV) as it was not submitted for approval to the FDA as a wheelchair. It has been available since January 2018. It is so EASY to drive - much easier than the scooter I owned (Drive).
I cannot wait to use this at Disney. It will be so much easier to park on the bus. I loved using it at the grocery store as I could turn around in an aisle without having to go do a 3 point turn at the end of an aisle. I can go directly up to a table at a restaurant without having to try to position the scooter (and take up the space of two chairs. I can turn around in my galley kitchen.
It's been raining here so I have not gone outside with it. But all the demos show it working well on grass and small gravel. I haven't been in my backyard in two years - so looking forward to it especially now if the heat ever breaks.
Scootaround has recently made the Whill Ci available for rental in Orlando. I have not ever used Scootaround nor did I buy from them so I can't vouch for them personally. But it is a very large company with many locations around the country. Their web site states that you have to accept it in person for some training and that you must take out the insurance.
One of the greatest features is the ability to drive it remotely from an iphone app. In the picture I took below I got out of the Whill into a chair and then remotely drove the EV over to my rollator so I could compare the two in size in the picture. At night I transfer to my bed and then remotely park the EV across the room. I "call it back" in the morning. I can also lock it remotely from my iphone. As with a scooter there is a freewheel option.
I think the Whill remote driving app could be of immense help for someone who does not have the strength to push someone in a manual wheelchair at Disney all day but the chair passenger is not able to drive an ECV or self propel.
Here's a picture of my rollator and Whill Ci next to each other The arms on the Whill lift up, and the seat folds down. The device weighs about 115 pounds. It comes apart in 3 pieces so can fit in most trunks.
I cannot wait to use this at Disney. It will be so much easier to park on the bus. I loved using it at the grocery store as I could turn around in an aisle without having to go do a 3 point turn at the end of an aisle. I can go directly up to a table at a restaurant without having to try to position the scooter (and take up the space of two chairs. I can turn around in my galley kitchen.
It's been raining here so I have not gone outside with it. But all the demos show it working well on grass and small gravel. I haven't been in my backyard in two years - so looking forward to it especially now if the heat ever breaks.
Scootaround has recently made the Whill Ci available for rental in Orlando. I have not ever used Scootaround nor did I buy from them so I can't vouch for them personally. But it is a very large company with many locations around the country. Their web site states that you have to accept it in person for some training and that you must take out the insurance.
One of the greatest features is the ability to drive it remotely from an iphone app. In the picture I took below I got out of the Whill into a chair and then remotely drove the EV over to my rollator so I could compare the two in size in the picture. At night I transfer to my bed and then remotely park the EV across the room. I "call it back" in the morning. I can also lock it remotely from my iphone. As with a scooter there is a freewheel option.
I think the Whill remote driving app could be of immense help for someone who does not have the strength to push someone in a manual wheelchair at Disney all day but the chair passenger is not able to drive an ECV or self propel.
Here's a picture of my rollator and Whill Ci next to each other The arms on the Whill lift up, and the seat folds down. The device weighs about 115 pounds. It comes apart in 3 pieces so can fit in most trunks.