What is a Neighborhood Electric Vehicle, or a Low Speed Vehicle?

The federal NEV classification requires a vehicle to have a top speed of 25 mph and to have safety features such as seatbelts, hand brake, complete lighting (including brake and signal lights,) rear view mirror and a horn. They are not required to have doors. They are more correctly referred to as LSVs (Low Speed Vehicles)

These vehicles are legal for driving on streets with 35 mph or lower speed limits in most states, including Maine - All regular motor vehicle laws apply to these limited electric cars, so they cannot be parked on sidewalks, for instance.

Basically, these are the slower version of electric vehicles which are ideal for in-town or campus driving. Unfortunately, most of the public still thinks that all electric vehicles are low-powered like these.

For more information click on the link below:

http://avt.inel.gov/pdf/nev/aboutnev.pdf

Cruise Car, Inc

These are smaller LSVs, that look more like golf carts than the bigger ones on the market. Some include solar recharging panels.

www.cruisecarinc.com

Maine’s Own Sunn NEV

www.sunnev.com

The Global Electric Motorcars (GEM) NEV

This is a Daimler-Chrysler company product. One of the first on the market, over 33,000 of these have been sold.

www.gemcar.com

Most Kronosport Electric Vehicles Now Include a Solar Panel

This is their latest vehicle, a taxi.

www.kronosport.com/

Electric Car Rentals in San Francisco

 This looks like a fun idea for tourists visiting the city.

www.viator.com

The Zenn Luxury NEV

www.ecoautoinc.com

The Kurrent

This snappy looking neighborhood electric vehicle was designed in Italy.

www.getkurrent.com

Another NEV Manufacturer

www.e-ride.com

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