Green Car Congress
AUGUST 16, 2023
LSVs are more than a golf cart—they are street legal on most roads posted 35 mph or less. GEM vehicles often replace full-size cars, trucks, vans and non-street legal golf carts for applications ranging from neighborhood errands to urban shuttles and delivery to utility work.
Baua Electric
MARCH 2, 2024
I stumbled across these $2,600 gems while perusing Alibaba, and one of the first things to catch my eye was the “street-legal” moniker in the title. Once you add the battery, freight, taxes, customs brokers, port fees, and other importing expenses, you’ll probably be looking at several times that figure.
Baua Electric
MAY 7, 2024
Screenshot The model heading stateside is an upgraded version designed to meet the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s regulations for LSVs, allowing it to be street-legal at the federal level. The two-seater vehicle features a rather large battery, at least by LSV standards. In other words, most roads in most cities.
Baua Electric
MAY 29, 2024
But those suckers start at $15k, and the price jumps to $25k when you add doors and a lithium-ion battery upgrade. As long as they meet the regulations and can be certified as street legal, they’re allowed on nearly any road in the country that has a posted speed limit of 35 mph (56 km/h) or less. Sure, I love me a nice GEM.
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