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Oklahomans battling over the cost of NEVs. Should they be free?

Low-speed, neighborhood electric vehicles are an interesting case. No one thinks of them as "real cars" – although the Wheego Whip, above, tries to be the Cadillac of NEVs – but they certainly serve a purpose and can meet the transportation needs of some people, some of the time. But, should they be free? Keith Andrews, president of Fairplay Cars, sent in some background information about a controversy brewing in Oklahoma that, at least for now, makes some NEVs effectively free. The state offers a huge tax credit towards ... Read more →

eBay Find of the Day: three low-speed electric cars for $13,500 Sebastian Blanco

How much is too much for a neighborhood electric vehicle? If you're talking about a somewhat unknown NEV that looks like a smart fortwo, can go about 60 miles per charge at a speed of 28 mph and are ...

REPORT: IIHS concerned with growing popularity of Neighborhood Electric Vehicles Jeremy Korzeniewski

According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is concerned with the growing popularity of Neighborhood Electric Vehicles. Specifically, the IIHS ...

IIHS maps America's Medium Speed Vehicle rules Sebastian Blanco

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 ...

Rent a Startlab in Bergamo, Italy to go all-electric Xavier Navarro

Visitor to Bergamo, Italy now have an option to drive through town without an ICE by renting an all electric model from Puntogiallo. Although the elettrica is an NEV and cannot be driven on the ...

Pics Aplenty: Peapod Mobility neighborhood electric vehicle 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Last week at the New York Auto Show, we got the chance to visit Peapod Mobility, the Chrysler-owned maker of neighborhood electric vehicles, or NEVs. As such, the Peapod is capable of hitting speeds of up to 25 miles per hour and has a range of about 30 miles after a full charge that takes ...

What should I consider before buying a "green" car? 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Car sales have totally tanked. So what good is a post on buying the right green car? Well, the reality is that most people in the U.S. still need a car to get around and, with the possibility of a "cash for clunkers" deal moving through Congress, why not start to think about getting a new car? ...

What is a neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV)? 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

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 ...

Peapod now out on its own. Will it find love? 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Remember back in September when we told you that Chrysler's GEM division was going to change up its name (but keep the acronym) and be called GreenEcoMobility as it moved forward with the addition of the Peapod to its lineup. Well, scratch all that. Sometime between now and then there was a ...

U.S. mililtary looking for a few good EVs 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

The U.S. military, like so many other giant organizations, is making the case for going green. From hybrid tanks to bio-fuel jet fuel, reducing fuel is becoming more and more important. The latest move is towards more electric cars, thousands of little NEVs to use on bases around the world. ...

TTAC not pleased with a 2007 Miles ZX40S 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

The last time The Truth About Cars got its hands on an all-electric alternative vehicle, it was less than impressed. Now, the site's latest tester is the Miles ZX40S. Will this more practical alternative to the gasoline engine win some favor from TTAC? No, not really. The actual test model procured ...

LA 2008: Intimate electric vehicle is "the quiet car" 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Charging up the basement of the LA Convention Center this week is the Intimate electric car, a bright red slope with the tagline: "The Quiet Car." Show workers were still unwrapping the tiny vehicle when we happened by, but that didn't stop us from taking some pictures. That blue rectangle by ...

Paris 2008: Venturi Eclectic, the production version 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

While Venturi has cars that drive on the bleeding edge of technology and cost more than several Tesla Roadsters they have not forgotten those of us with more modest means and lesser needs. For folks with as little as €15,000 ($20,700) in pocket and no desire to cruise faster than 45 Kph (28 ...

Watch out for Sand People: Electric Landspeeder replica 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for more photos of Daniel Deutsch's landspeeder If NEVs were this awesome, there'd be one in every garage. Daniel Deutsch is a 20-year veteran builder for the entertainment industry. In addition to a perfect R2-D2, he's created this full-scale, fully-functional replica of Luke ...

Nemo found near old Camaro factory site 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The recent lifting of the low speed vehicle (LSV) ban in Quebec has shone the light of discovery on another electric vehicle manufacturer getting ready to go gangbusters. In Ste.-Therese, Quebec, very close to where the Chevrolet Camaro plant was once located, sits the home of Nemo. Locally ...

Quebec Allows NEVs (Finally!) 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Yesterday, government officials in Quebec passed an ordinance to allow neighborhood electric vehicles on the streets. Well, ok, not on just any street. The NEVs are only allowed on roads with a speed limit of 50 kilometres per hour or less. They must have a triangular sign attached to the rear ...

Phillipine police roll on patrol in a NEV 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The price of gas is getting out of hand everywhere. Ok, maybe not Venezuela, where its cheaper than our bottled water at ¢15 a gallon, but almost everywhere else, it's expensive. In the Philippines its so costly ($4.50 gallon in a country where, according to the Philippine National Statistics ...

Making the shift to NEVs, one county and city at a time 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

When we write posts for AutoblogGreen, we pretty much assume that our readers know at least a little bit about the green car world. But we're the minority - I mean, only 20 percent of the people even know about hybrid powertrains, according to one recent study - and sometimes it can be difficult to ...

Pakistani car company buys Canadian NEV-maker Dynasty 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The Daily Times of Pakistan reports that the Canadian manufacturer of Neighborhood Electric Vehicles Dynasty Electric Car Corporation has been sold to Pakistani automaker Karakoram Motors. Dynasty General Manager Danny Epp told Canadian Broadcasting that limitations on the use of NEVs on Canadian ...

Techno Ride drives a Zenn, comes away impressed 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

TechnoRide, 'the car site for tech fans,' has managed to score a Zenn electric car for review. They seem to have had a good time with the NEV, calling it "impressive." They do, however, note a few issues with the vehicle, which are to be expected, including a lack of luxury features and excessive ...

British Columbia to allow low-speed electrics on low-speed streets 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs) are about to get their status upgraded in British Columbia. Currently, NEVs are lumped with tractors in the slow-moving vehicle category which means, like tractors, they can drive on public roads with speed limits up to 50 KPH (31 MPH) as long as they have an ...

20 mph-speed limit towns appeal to 2 in 5 Brits 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Photo by Mayr. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0. Yes, I know it's not the UK. The RAC Foundation (a UK organization dedicated to "protecting the interest of the motorist") warned that the idea of a town with a 20 mile per hour speed limit would grate many drivers, and they're right. But, ...

SUNN EV: order a solar electric NEV kit car 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Remember last year when we posted the video Infinity Miles per Gallon? In that video, Art Haines of Applied Robotics Company set out to build a solar powered electric car ... and succeeded. At the time, we lauded the independent thinking that Haines clearly showed in the project. The story was far ...

Davis, CA selling half of its NEV fleet, citing budget issues 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The City of Davis, California is unloading about half its fleet of Neighborhood Electric Vehicles. The university town has 27 GEMs which have proven "popular as transport for City Council members, parade entrants, visiting delegate movers and symbols of environmental awareness," according to a ...

At least one electric car dealership sees increased sales as gas prices rise 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Are high gas prices having an impact on EV sales? Yep. Washington state news station KING5 did a report on an electric car dealership's recent sales increase. Jim Johnson of MC Electric Cars has sold more electric cars in the last month than the last three years combined. With a barrel of oil ...

Local officials debate allowing NEVs on streets 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The Orlando Sentinel reports that administrator John Drury (above photo) is excited that the Tavares City Council is lifting restrictions on NEVs [neighborhood electric vehicles] and even putting in some charging stations. John says, "Wouldn't it be a fine day when people are driving NEVs to the ...

Sharing Winding Road's eBay find of the day 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

In a stunning example of e-sharing, we've decided to share Winding Road's eBay find of the day with our readers. Listen up: it's not stealing, it's meta... that's what's so cool about the Internet. Speaking of stealing *cough, ahem* sharing, our aforementioned find is a Chinese Smart ForTwo clone. ...

IMS releases study on golf cars, NEVs and utility vehicles 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

How many electric vehicles will be sold in the in 2012? It's not an easy question to answer (especially when we hear news like this) but International Market Solutions (IMS) has released its fourth biannual study on the NEV, golf car and utility vehicle market. IMS calls these vehicles "the small, ...

First street-legal Miles ZX40S on the road in Bellingham 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The Bellingham Herald has published the story of the first family who have purchased a Miles ZX40S and is already driving it on the road. The car, which is classified as a NEV (although the mother quietly said she's driven it to 41 mph, which is a bit confusing, since most NEVs have an ...

First Th!nk rolls off the line in Norway 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Not sure if this qualifies as one of those "small step, giant leap" type of stories, but I do feel that yesterday marked an important milestone in the revived electric car market. That was the day when Norwegian electric car maker Th!nk's first EV minicar rolled off the production line in Norway. ...

The Zenn of delivering the mail in Washington 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

For package delivery companies and the Post Office, the rising cost of fuel is taking an ever larger bite of revenues. In Washington state, Carolyn Triebenbach has found a solution. As a rural letter carrier Triebenbach does her daily twenty-mile route on only $0.40 worth of electricity. She uses a ...

Update on Steve Titus's Solar Bug - new specs, pre-orders will be filled soon 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

At the 2006 Alt Car Expo in Santa Monica, we caught sight of Steve Titus's Solar Bug. As you can see in the pictures in that post, the car was a bit boxy, kind of like a squished school bus, and had solar panels (which only provided a tiny bit of energy) on the side. The enclosed vehicle was built ...

How to raise your ZENN NEV's speed limit to 35 - but check the caveats 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Almost all NEVs in the U.S. are limited by law (and thus by a setting in the car) to 25 mph. In some areas - Montana, for example - the laws are being changed so that these little commuter cars can go 35 mph. But, just because the law changes doesn't mean that the car magically upgrades its top ...

Lang Motors creates a video for the ZENN NEV 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

NEVs, or neighborhood electric vehicles, don't seem to work out for everybody, but for those who can make them work despite the driving range and speed limitations, they are a good choice, as they can be fully electric and require no petroleum fuel at all. Here is a video from Lang Motors, ...

A 9 minute video of the ZENN Neighborhood Electric Vehicle 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The benefits and drawbacks of Neighborhood Electric Vehicles, or NEVs, are pretty widely know debated. The ease of use, lack of gasoline consumption and low environmental impact spur their purchase by drivers who need to get around large complexes and communities, but their lack of speed, range ...

Neighborhood Electric Vehicle dealership opens in Salt Lake City 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

A new Neighborhood Electric Vehicle (NEV) store is now open in Salt Lake City selling two-seater and four-seater models. You can pick up a two-seater for about $7,000 and a four-seater for $10,000. The vehicles have a range of about 40 miles and incredibly low running costs. Ideal for planned ...

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