Golf Carts: California's Latest Transit Trend

"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