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IIHS maps America's Medium Speed Vehicle rules

There's a lot of grey in the map above, and each grey state indicates that there is no local law there defining the rules for medium-speed vehicles (MSVs). We've written plenty about low-speed vehicles, but what's an MSV? It's a car that " has some safety equipment such as lights, reflectors, mirrors, parking brake, windshield, and safety belts" and can go at least 30 mph (but not more than 35 mph). The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) denied a request, in 2008, to create a national MSV category, which means it falls ... Read more →

Tomberlin releases Anvil NEV [w/VIDEO] Jeremy Korzeniewski

Tomberlin, a manufacturing and distribution company based in Georgia, recently unveiled the Anvil, its latest low-speed electric vehicle, on the CBS News Early Show. As a neighborhood electric ...

IIHS maps America's Medium Speed Vehicle rules 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Tomberlin releases Anvil NEV [w/VIDEO] 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Tomberlin, a manufacturing and distribution company based in Georgia, recently unveiled the Anvil, its latest low-speed electric vehicle, on the CBS News Early Show. As a neighborhood electric vehicle, the Anvil is capped at a top speed of 25 miles per hour and is legal on roads in the U.S. ...

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