article thumbnail

Kandi’s new collapsible electric golf cart is the latest tiny EV coming for your neighborhood

Baua Electric

Golf carts aren’t just for golfers anymore. In fact, they’re getting much more use away from the golfing green as an alternative to cars in neighborhoods all over the US. Now Kandi America’s new collapsible mini golf cart is trying to reframe the concept of low-impact urban transportation.

article thumbnail

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. With GEM Go, users drop a pin or enter an address, and the map will populate with a radius of all roadways 35 mph or less. Yet knowing where those roads are and where a GEM can take you can be a challenge.

Golf Cart 195
article thumbnail

This company has upped the golf experience with a luxe EV cart that comes in a limousine version

Baua Electric

A special-purpose vehicle developer out of South Korea has introduced a new line of electric golf carts that can bring more technology and comfort to the game. However, Daeji P&I caught our eye as an upcoming exhibitor at the PGA America Show, where it will showcase its Cruise LABE line of electric golf carts.

article thumbnail

EV-maker Eli launches its $11,900 electric micro ‘car’ in the US

Baua Electric

That permits owners to operate it like a traditional vehicle, but only on roads posted up to 35 mph (56 km/h). The two-seater vehicle features a rather large battery, at least by LSV standards. The top speed is limited to 25 mph (40 km/h) to comply with federal regulations for the vehicle class.

article thumbnail

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

Baua Electric

So if you are lucky enough to live in an area that has friendlier golf cart and NEV laws, or simply play your cards right on a busy day at the DMV, you might just be able to slip one of these out onto the streets. Of course, don’t expect that advertised $2,600 price to hold up for very long.

Legal 52
article thumbnail

Tesla’s biggest rival in China: an in-depth look at the $4,200 Wuling HongGuang Mini EV

Teslarati

kWh battery and the other a 13.8 kWh battery. Capable of a 62 MPH top speed and only around 75 and 110 miles of range per charge, the vehicle’s base model is available for a respectable $4,200. The battery and some other basic parts that make up a car are really the only things that go under the body and chassis itself.

China 145
article thumbnail

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

EV Adoption

Last week Tesla revealed that its new Model S Plaid EV could reach a speed of near 200 MPH and reach 0 to 60 MPH in 1.99 And there are a lot of ways to achieve this reduction and pure battery electric vehicles is only one aspect. Excuse me if I don’t get all giddy with excitement.

Carbon 52