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Low-cost tiny electric cars like these could be the next big thing
By: Micah Toll
What are electric micro-cars?
First of all, there’s no good definition that encompasses all of these small format electric vehicles. There’s not even a single good name. Micro-cars, mini-EVs, tiny cars, NEVs (neighborhood electric vehicles), LSVs (low-speed vehicles), and other names add to the confusion in this burgeoning industry.
At their core, most of these vehicles are technically LSVs, at least in the US. That’s the only federally defined term for the majority of these vehicles. It puts them in a class of smaller vehicles limited to 25 mph (40 km/h), and sets them aside as a street legal class of motor vehicles, at least if they meet a stringent set of production and manufacturing requirements and remain on roads with speed limits at or below 35 mph (56 km/h).
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Low-cost tiny electric cars like these could be the next big thing
It’s true that prices for many leading full-size electric cars have dropped slightly in the last few months. But even...
https://electrek.co/2023/01/23/low-cost-tiny-electric-cars-lsv-nev/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=linkedin
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