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

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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.

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GEM creates first mapping tool for low-speed roads

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GEM has been producing low-speed electric vehicles for more than 25 years and has sold more than 65,000 of them. LSVs are more than a golf cart—they are street legal on most roads posted 35 mph or less. Yet knowing where those roads are and where a GEM can take you can be a challenge.

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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. Daeji Precision Company is a Korean manufacturer founded in 1975 specializing in special-purpose vehicles.

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

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Microcars, often referred to as quadricycles in Europe and Low-Speed Vehicles (LSVs) or Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEVs) in the US, are a niche category designed largely for urban travel. Now the pint-sized EV maker is bringing the Eli ZERO to the US, opening up $200 refundable deposits to reserve the $11,900 vehicle.

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

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I’m not sure if you could really call it a legit SUV, but these fun-looking little Chinese electric vehicles might just be an interesting alternative to the car bloat clogging the streets of cities around the world. Oh, and they make an excellent entry for this week’s Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week.

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

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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. Anything that could be considered a “luxury” is not included in the vehicle’s most basic models. The vehicle itself is an employee at the plant.

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Koreas CTT To Manufacture Electric Vehicles in US

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The e-Zone Electric Vehicle (EV) is a Low Speed Vehicle (LSV) that passes international crash test standards and will be one of the vehicle types CT&T will produce for the US market. Vehicles will range in price from US$8,000 to $16,000 fully equipped. It has a top speed of 35 mph (56 kph). Click to enlarge.