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I test-drove the only street-legal electric microcar in the US, and it’s wild

Electrek

Open-air neighborhood electric vehicles , fancy golf carts , and other small vehicles tend to blur the line, leaving microcars in that weird category of “I know it when I see it.” There are a few different street-legal microcar-style EVs in the US, but most take the form of golf cart-style buggies.

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Are electric micro-cars, NEVs, and LSVs street-legal in the US? Here’s how to know

Electrek

In Part 1 of this series titled “Everything you need to know about electric micro-cars, NEVs, LSVs, & golf carts,” we discussed the various categories of micro-cars, neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs), low-speed vehicles (LSVs), and golf carts. Here’s how to know appeared first on Electrek.

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Less is more with this ‘street-legal’ tiny Chinese electric SUV

Baua Electric

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. The 40 km/h (25 mph) top speed means it will be limited to golf cart-style local errand running, but you probably won’t want to be driving this on much faster streets than that anyway.

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This new street-legal electric utility vehicle is a mini pickup with a dump truck bed

Electrek

Club Car, an iconic golf cart producer, introduced the Club Car Urban LSV and XR on Wednesday, its latest street-legal electric vehicle. more… The post This new street-legal electric utility vehicle is a mini pickup with a dump truck bed appeared first on Electrek.

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GEM creates first mapping tool for low-speed roads

Green Car Congress

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.

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Wheel-E Podcast: Electric bike rebates, Polestar e-bike, electric jet skis & more

Electrek

This time that includes new e-bike subsidies, an upcoming Polestar electric bike, a teeny-tiny electric motorbike from Honda, street-legal luxury golf carts, high-speed electric jet skis and lots more. The post Wheel-E Podcast: Electric bike rebates, Polestar e-bike, electric jet skis & more appeared first on Electrek.

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Ford announces Smart Mobility plan; 25 initial projects

Green Car Congress

Using Georgia Tech-owned golf carts to prove out the technology, a person sitting in a remote location can access real-time video streamed over LTE to drive the carts. The City Dash app tells users whether they are legally parked. Vehicle data might enable lower insurance rates for good drivers.

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