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Embracing a century of EV history

Electric Auto Association

It’s basically just a souped-up golf cart, but Ford wouldn’t allow them to import it into the US. It was actually the first lithium-powered vehicle certified by the US Department of Transportation. I’d been driving my Honda Insight to Chicago every couple of months for chapter meetings,” Steiner said.

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Embracing a century of EV history

Electric Auto Association

It’s basically just a souped-up golf cart, but Ford wouldn’t allow them to import it into the US. It was actually the first lithium-powered vehicle certified by the US Department of Transportation. I’d been driving my Honda Insight to Chicago every couple of months for chapter meetings,” Steiner said.

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