Green Car Congress
AUGUST 16, 2023
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.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 7, 2011
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.
Baua Electric
DECEMBER 30, 2023
At a top speed of barely 30 km/h (18 mph) though, that sounds like a pretty long time to be stuck inside this mobile greenhouse. But if you’ve got a local neighborhood carpool going then you might want to opt for the six-seater version. The surprisingly large 48V 180 Ah battery offers 8.6
Green Car Congress
APRIL 26, 2011
The six GEM passenger and utility models are legal on most streets with posted speeds of 35 mph or less. GEM cars are used by local, state and national government agencies, resorts, master-planned communities, universities, medical and corporate campuses, as well as by sports teams, taxi-shuttle services and individual consumers.
Electric Auto Association
JUNE 1, 2021
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 It went up to 50 mph.”. An islander was importing them from Puerto Rico, and I bought one.”.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 16, 2011
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). Source: Pike Research. Click to enlarge.
Green Authority
AUGUST 24, 2022
Depending on your country, there will be different legal requirements for whether or not you need to wear a helmet and, if so, what kind of standards your helmet has to meet. If the top speed is over 30 mph (48 km/h) or higher, then a full-face helmet is your only choice. Read more: The best smart helmets to keep your head safe.
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