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GEM creates first mapping tool for low-speed roads

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LSVs are more than a golf cart—they are street legal on most roads posted 35 mph or less. In cities such as Washington, DC, with a default speed limit of 20 mph, LSVs can get anywhere in the city and beyond. GEM has been producing low-speed electric vehicles for more than 25 years and has sold more than 65,000 of them.

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The promise of wireless charging: smaller batteries, longer battery life, fewer charging stations

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We could take an Oslo taxi and charge it in a bus terminal in Wenatchee, Washington or vice versa. And the more they do that, the vehicles are actually not road-legal—they’re violating the axle weight limits. Charged : We saw the case study video of the system you installed for Link Transit in Washington in 2018.

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BMW unveils the production i3 in New York, London and Beijing; efficiency, dynamics and a supporting ecosystem of services

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The high-voltage system is designed to cope with accidents beyond the legal requirements, with the high-voltage battery including features that ensure its safe reaction even in situations such as this. The SGL carbon fiber plant at Moses Lake, Washington, uses 100% hydropower.

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