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Dear Floridians: Golf Carts Are NOT Electric Cars

Green Car Reports

Electric car enthusiasts have struggled for years with "golf cart" jibes and only recently with cars like the 2011 Tesla Roadster and 2012 Nissan Leaf has the "ugly and slow" image started to disappear. In Florida, there's a different problem - people who believe their golf carts are actual cars.

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2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV Drive: Mixed Verdict from USA Today

All Cars Electric

It's a proper car that doesn't feel like a golf cart to drive, and offers all the safety features we've come to expect from regular cars over the years. The Mitsubishi i-MiEV is an intriguing prospect. On the one hand, it was one of the first breed of usable electric cars to the market. On the other, it's expensive. For a car.

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

Green Car Congress

The NYPD already uses electric scooters and electric powered golf carts on boardwalks, in parks and some transit hubs. Nissan will provide six 100 percent electric Nissan LEAFs to taxi owners for testing in 2012 as well as the charging stations to support their use. Earlier post.)

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Reducing Carbon Emissions Quickly Is the Goal – Not Quarter-Mile Times (Commentary)

EV Adoption

The fast acceleration capability of electric vehicles was a key component to reducing the “golf cart” image of EVs that existed before the Tesla Model S emerged in 2012.

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Ford opens new Silicon Valley research center; focus on connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, big data

Green Car Congress

Ford opened its first Silicon Valley office in 2012. A person sitting in the Palo Alto laboratory can access real-time video streamed over existing 4G/LTE technology to drive golf carts thousands of miles away.

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2022 GMC Hummer EV: the biggest, baddest, butchest EV to hit the market?

Charged EVs

Before Tesla, they were seen as nerdy golf carts, far from usable as “real cars.” Once Tesla started selling the Model S in 2012, EVs became high-tech accessories, signifying drivers’ cutting-edge status as owners of the latest and coolest automotive technology (something the Nissan LEAF or Chevy Volt struggled to convey).

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Ford announces Smart Mobility plan; 25 initial projects

Green Car Congress

As outlined by Ford Motor Company Executive Chairman Bill Ford in his keynote at the 2012 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the Blueprint for Mobility defines the start of Ford’s thinking on what transportation will look like in 2025 and beyond, and the technologies, business models and partnerships needed to get there.

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