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Honda’s new AI-powered ‘golf cart’ look-alike will drive you around without a license

Electrek

The new “Honda CI Micro-Mobility” self-driving EVs are set to hit the streets, combining Artificial (AI) and Cooperative (CI) technologies. Although it may resemble the look of a golf cart, Honda’s “Micro Mobility” concept is capable of much more, with features designed to shuttle around those who either don’t want to or can’t drive.

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An Easy EV Conversion Kit For People

Open Source Civic EV Kit

I wanted a project that the group could share their collective brain power and rally around. While people can purchase neighborhood electric vehicles today for about $10K, they only have a top speed of 35 miles an hour or so, essentially glorified golf-carts.

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Embracing a century of EV history

Electric Auto Association

It’s basically just a souped-up golf cart, but Ford wouldn’t allow them to import it into the US. It was actually the first lithium-powered vehicle certified by the US Department of Transportation. I’d been driving my Honda Insight to Chicago every couple of months for chapter meetings,” Steiner said. Hoosier EVA members.

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Embracing a century of EV history

Electric Auto Association

It’s basically just a souped-up golf cart, but Ford wouldn’t allow them to import it into the US. It was actually the first lithium-powered vehicle certified by the US Department of Transportation. I’d been driving my Honda Insight to Chicago every couple of months for chapter meetings,” Steiner said. Hoosier EVA members.

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EV Briefs, and Black Rock City & EVs

Plugs and Cars

Out in the desert as part of Burning Man , our encampment, Snow Koan Solar, is setting up a solar photovoltaic EV Charging Station (at 7:30 and Desert) for electric scooters, golf carts, sofas and barstools. The electric sofas and scooters were so much cooler - and quieter - than the gasoline powered stinkers that predominate.

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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Some of the new and updated models, such as a battery-powered version of Geelys Panda hatchback, may hit the market as early as October, and in some cases they might carry price tags low enough for farmers and other rural residents with limited financial means. and Korean golf cart maker CT&T Co. and Chery Automobile Co.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Creature comforts include air conditioning, power steering, sunroof, and electric windows and mirrors. There are at least a half dozen different technologies to power cars with electricity under construction. They are either glorified golf cart city cars like this one or they are only for the very wealthy like the Tesla.