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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. More than half of United States roadways are assigned speed limits of 35 miles per hour or less, and that number is growing constantly as more cities are lowering speed limits to increase safe, healthy and equitable mobility.

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Electrify America, Sacramento announce Green City investments: ZEV car-sharing, ZEV bus and shuttle routes, EV charging systems

Green Car Congress

This service allows users to pick up and drop off a vehicle at any legal public parking spot, including metered locations, within a 13 sq. mile “Home Zone.” Perfect for a first-mile-last-mile connection, the user either pays for rental time or distance traveled, whichever is less expensive. EV CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE.

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This Chinese electric car is almost entirely windows

Baua Electric

kWh of capacity, or enough for around 85 km (53 miles) of range. But if you’ve got a local neighborhood carpool going then you might want to opt for the six-seater version. This is far from street-legal and also likely costs at least twice as much just in taxes, customs, and freight fees.

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Chrysler launches the 2011 GEM line

Green Car Congress

With a top speed of 25 mph (40 km/h) and a range of up to 30 miles (48 km) on a charge, GEM electric vehicles are designed for short-distance transportation and are driven on medical and corporate campuses, universities, military bases, resorts, sports stadiums, gated communities and residential streets.

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Polaris to buy Global Electric Motorcars LLC (GEM) from Chrysler

Green Car Congress

The GEM e2 two-passenger vehicle features six 12-volt flooded electrolyte batteries and a range of up to 35 miles on a charge. The six GEM passenger and utility models are legal on most streets with posted speeds of 35 mph or less. To date, GEM cars have driven more than 450 million emission-free miles. Click to enlarge.

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In the Caribbean, EVs leave ICE vehicles behind

Electric Auto Association

Thomas is only 18 miles long, so range anxiety is not an issue. I was at a trade fair and I saw this little neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV). It was a Polaris GEM , it ran at 25 miles per hour (mph). There was no NEV legislation on the books that made it legal,” White said. “I

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Bright’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key

Revenge of the Electric Car

Bright Automotive says it soon release an electric car with a 100 mile per gallon plus plug-in – and the company says it will keep the car economically priced. Bright Automotive, which spun out of the Rocky Mountain Institute in January, is building a plug-in hybrid vehicle that will get 100 miles a gallon (see Green Lightpost).

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