Introducing The NEV: Neighborhood Electronic Vehicles

Several small automakers are introducing affordable and electric mini-cars targeted squarely at the urban market.

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December 26, 2002, 11:00 AM PST

"By definition, an NEV is a low-speed electric vehicle that usually looks like a slightly oversize golf cart and is limited to a top speed of 25 mph... 'Our car is a car for the urban market,' he said. 'I've been driving one in downtown Toronto for the past eight months, and we've found that the average speed during business hours is 17 mph. The car isn't at a disadvantage in that kind of slow traffic, and it is small, agile and easy to park.'"

Thanks to Laura Kranz

FULL STORY: Big-city ambitions for little electric cars

Wednesday, December 25, 2002 in The Los Angeles Times

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