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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.” Now after recently test-driving one myself from the New York-based startup Wink Motors , now I definitely know it.

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New York City adding 70 electric vehicles to fleet; launches EV educational push

Green Car Congress

Mayor Bloomberg announces the addition of 70 new electric vehicles. New York City is adding 70 electric vehicles to its fleet: 50 new Chevrolet Volts, 10 fully electric Ford Transit Connect cargo vans, and 10 new fully electric Navistar E-star utility trucks. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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You Haven’t Seen Blue Until You’ve Seen San Andres

Baua Electric

A bikini and a golf cart Although the beaches of San Andres are not among the most beautiful in the world, the water a short distance offshore is, thanks to the sunken reefs, and so many visitors skip exploring the interior of the island in favor of getting wet. I’d never driven a golf cart any significant distance, so when Ms.

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National Drive Electric Week 2021: Talk about great timing

Electric Auto Association

Promotion for NDEW event in Clay, New York. A Cars and Coffee event will be held in Clay, New York, while Avalon, an all-electric golf cart community on Catalina Island off the Southern California coast, will display three electric buses.

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Ioxus Introduces 1,000-, 3,000- and 5,000-Farad Ultracapacitor Cells with Higher Power Densities

Green Car Congress

Ioxus sees this series as serving smaller, golf-cart type vehicles and utility vehicles, as well as for engine starting, Hall said. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) awarded Ioxus $200,000 in December 2009 to expand its product line, accelerate sales growth and access new markets.

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National Drive Electric Week 2021: Talk about great timing

Electric Auto Association

Promotion for NDEW event in Clay, New York. A Cars and Coffee event will be held in Clay, New York, while Avalon, an all-electric golf cart community on Catalina Island off the Southern California coast, will display three electric buses.

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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. Dynamic Social Shuttle, New York and London. Vehicle data might enable lower insurance rates for good drivers. Remote Repositioning, Atlanta.

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