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On National Golf Cart Day (seriously), here’s 10 ways they beat cars

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Golf carts are no longer just for cruising the country club. Thanks to US golf cart maker E-Z-GO , which partnered with National Calendar Day to help establish National Golf Cart Day in celebration of the brand’s 70th anniversary, we can now all celebrate these pint-sized car replacements with their own holiday.

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History of the GEM Car and a Look at Its Future

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Instead, you can get by with a low-speed vehicle like a golf cart or bicycle. While they look like golf carts, GEM’s electric cars stand out among small vehicles. The batteries mean they have zero emissions and are better for the environment than gas-powered cars or golf carts.

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

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I stumbled across these $2,600 gems while perusing Alibaba, and one of the first things to catch my eye was the “street-legal” moniker in the title. The 40 km/h (25 mph) top speed means it will be limited to golf cart-style local errand running, but you probably won’t want to be driving this on much faster streets than that anyway.

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

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Screenshot The model heading stateside is an upgraded version designed to meet the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s regulations for LSVs, allowing it to be street-legal at the federal level. The funny thing here is that I can already tell you what the detractors are going to say: that it’s an overpriced, glorified golf cart.

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E-quipment Highlight: Club Car Urban is the most practical electric pickup in US

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A small, neighborhood-legal EV that its makers says combines the practicality of a pickup truck and the efficiency of a golf cart to shuttle workers and supplies around the job site. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. Meet the Club Car UTV. solution”(They) will find the Urban to be the ideal fit.”

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I went back to China to tour more e-bike factories and visit companies. Here’s what I saw

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That bike, the street-legal NIU XQi3, was impressively powerful, and I had to be careful to keep the front wheel down when rolling off the line. Zhenmin golf cart factory tour Zhenmin gave me access to their entire factory to see how electric golf carts and neighborhood electric vehicles are produced.

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Why this electric ‘car’ the size of two motorcycles should be on your list

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As long as they meet the regulations and can be certified as street legal, they’re allowed on nearly any road in the country that has a posted speed limit of 35 mph (56 km/h) or less. You even have the option of installing a Sony infotainment center with CarPlay or Android Auto integration.