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

Baua Electric

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

Baua Electric

Golf carts are no longer just for cruising the country club. In fact, these days, they’re more commonly found zipping through neighborhood streets or joy-riding around beach communities. Here are 10 compelling reasons why golf carts might just be the better choice for your local transportation needs.

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

Baua Electric

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. 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

Baua Electric

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. kWh lithium-ion battery and offers up to 62 miles (100 km) of range. Meet the Club Car UTV. The Club Car Urban packs a 12.2

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

Baua Electric

I’m talking about Low Speed Vehicles (LSVs) , the official term for what many people call Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEVs). The cost of one single solitary gallon of gasoline would put around 200 to 300 miles of range into that Eli Zero, for example. Err, actually, I probably shouldn’t call them “cars”.

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An Easy EV Conversion Kit For People

Open Source Civic EV Kit

While people can purchase neighborhood electric vehicles today for about $10K, they only have a top speed of 35 miles an hour or so, essentially glorified golf-carts. With rising gasoline prices, I believe the demand for freeway capable electric vehicles is going to increase over the next few years.

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