The new trend in California is a redesigned golf cart that can operate on the roads at 25 m.p.h. It's the perfect alternative for short trips
"Depending on whom you ask, the vehicle is either the latest transportation revolution from California -- the fount of American transportation revolutions – or one more whacky thing to come out of a state with too much guava juice. Then, too, some think it is simply a desperate attempt by automakers to circumvent the nation's most radical environmental regulation... The 'Neighborhood Electric Vehicles,' as they're called, are far more expensive than a golf cart: At $8,000, they're almost twice what your average links lounger pays. The vehicles run on batteries, carry license plates, and can be legally operated on thoroughfares..."
Thanks to Chris Steins
FULL STORY: California's latest 'car' trend: golf carts for the road
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