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What is a neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV)?
We all want electric vehicles that we can afford. Unfortunately the only full function electric car "available on the market" in the United States right now is the Tesla Roadster. However even before car loans became hard to get, the Roadster was largely unaffordable. So, what other options are there? For now at least the only option is the neighborhood electric vehicle, also known as NEVs. These are not exactly full function vehicles. In fact, most NEVs are considered little more than glorified golf carts. By law in the United States, NEVs ... Read more →
Zap counters hype machine story with yet more press releases Sam Abuelsamid
In typical fashion, Zap has responded to the critical exposé that was published Wired recently with, you guessed it, more press releases. The releases, of course, do nothing at all to address ...
Lithium powered EV to be built in England Sam Abuelsamid
We've already covered the Italian-designed Kurrent built in Michigan by American Electric Vehicle. An English company is preparing to use the same design and build it in Britain. Future Vehicles will ...
Italian-made Elettrica EV makes London-to-Brighton drive "with battery capacity to spare" Sebastian Blanco
It may look like an AEV Kurrent to American eyes, but the car in the photo here is an Elettrica. It may share the look of the Kurrent, but the Elettrica is an Italian-made electric car that recently ...
American Electric Vehicle moves to larger factory Sam Abuelsamid
A Kurrent in the assembly process. Click the photo for a high res gallery AutoblogGreen visited the original factory of American Electric Vehicle back in February of this year to talk to company ...
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Traverse City, MI's Kurrent electric car rentals to be powered by renewable energy 2 years ago on Autoblog Green
Click on the photo of AEV President Scott Thornton and the Kurrent for a high-res gallery of photos from AutoblogGreen's visit to the AEV factory Traverse City, Michigan gets pretty touristy in the summertime, and this year some of those visitors can cruise the sights in a zero-emission Kurrent ...
Montana raises NEV speed limit to 35 mph 2 years ago on Autoblog Green
Click on the photo for a high-res gallery of the AEV Kurrent factory tour The state of Montana has just passed a law raising the speed limit for neighborhood electric vehicles from 25mph to 35mph. Montana becomes the first state in the nation to allow the increasingly common NEVs to travel at the ...
NEVs may get more speed in Washington State 2 years ago on Autoblog Green
Click on the photo for a high res gallery from the AEV factory tour Here are AutoblogGreen, we've done several reports on various neighborhood electric vehicles such as the various models from GEM and a factory visit to American Electric Vehicle that included a drive in their Kurrent. These NEVs ...
AutoblogGreen visits the American Electric Vehicle factory and we drive a Kurrent 2 years ago on Autoblog Green
Click on the photo of AEV President Scott Thornton and the Kurrent for a high-res gallery of photos from our visit to the AEV factory digg_url = 'http://digg.com/hardware/A_visit_to_American_Electric_Vehicles_with_a_test_drive_of_the_Kurrent'; Mix an old non-descript suburban Detroit warehouse ...
The Top Ten electric vehicles you can buy right now (for the most part) 2 years ago on Autoblog Green
digg_url = 'http://digg.com/environment/The_Top_Ten_electric_vehicles_you_can_buy_right_now_for_the_most_part'; I think all the news of the Tesla Roadster and the Chevy Volt that came out since last summer has reminded a lot of people that there are some serious contenders to the gasoline ...
GM provides update on Volt vehicle and battery development
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