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On National Golf Cart Day (seriously), here’s 10 ways they beat cars

Baua Electric

In fact, these days, they’re more commonly found zipping through neighborhood streets or joy-riding around beach communities. And with many golf carts available for a small fraction of the cost of a new electric car, this is one of the most cost-effective ways to get into a four-wheeled electric vehicle.

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Pike forecasts NEV market to remain small, although with double the growth rate of light-duty vehicles to 2017

Green Car Congress

The total number of neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs)—low-speed street-legal electric vehicles—on the world’s roadways will grow from 479,000 in 2011 to 695,000 by 2017, a 45% increase, according to a new forecast by Pike Research. Top speed is 45 km/h (28 mph). Annual worldwide NEV sales by region, 2011–2017.

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Why this electric ‘car’ the size of two motorcycles should be on your list

Baua Electric

I’m talking about Low Speed Vehicles (LSVs) , the official term for what many people call Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEVs). So how can these motorcycle-sized electric vehicles be priced at less than half the cost of even the cheapest electric cars available in the US? Err, actually, I probably shouldn’t call them “cars”.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

Green Car Congress

I’m not against that and we should be exploring it but there are a lot of challenges—the primary one being the cost of these vehicles and there are infrastructure issues as well ,” cautioned Heywood. The upper level will be for pedestrians and light weight vehicles like bicycles, Segways and electric bicycles.

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From Recreation to Everyday Transport: The Growing Appeal of E-Bikes

Plug in America

E-bikes can reach speeds of up to 28 mph and can go 20 -100 miles on a single charge. The cost of an e-bike ranges from $500 to thousands of dollars, with the average price around $2,500, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. million gallons of gasoline or 4.2 million barrels of oil. in the State.

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Road Trip: 2021 Volkswagen ID4

Clean Fleet Report

On our 985-mile California Cruising road trip we spent the majority of our time in the 55-65 mph range. The turning radius was impressive, making for easy U-turns in your neighborhood. Lighting things up. Make sure to check-out the geometric shape of the puddle lights coming off the outside mirrors. Classic German Design.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

Furthermore, the batteries in a PHEV are generally smaller than those in any other electric vehicle constructed today and the battery savings in the PHEV from a pure BEV can easily make up for the cost of the small liquid-fueled engine, resulting in a lower-cost production vehicle for mass distribution. Or their UF=10% to 15%.

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