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In the Caribbean, EVs leave ICE vehicles behind

Electric Auto Association

In 2000, “I decided my next car would be an EV when there was really nothing on the market,” White continued. “I I was at a trade fair and I saw this little neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV). An islander was importing them from Puerto Rico, and I bought one.”. It was a Polaris GEM , it ran at 25 miles per hour (mph).