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REPORT: IIHS concerned with growing popularity of Neighborhood Electric Vehicles

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 worries that these vehicles are increasingly being allowed to travel on public roads where traffic often moves at higher speeds than the cars were initially designed to travel on. The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration is reportedly considering how best to regulate NEVs as more of them begin to hit our nation's roadways. For its ... Read more →

Quebec Allows NEVs (Finally!) Shannon Arvizu

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 ...

EV safety: playing billiards with a tiny ZENN NEV and a Sequoia SUV Sebastian Blanco

Back in December when I interviewed Jory Squib, who created the incredibly small Moonbeam, he discussed his idea of safety in the small car as the mosquito theory. Mosquitoes are not very well ...

REPORT: IIHS concerned with growing popularity of Neighborhood Electric Vehicles 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

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 worries that these vehicles are increasingly being allowed to travel on public roads where traffic ...

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 ...

EV safety: playing billiards with a tiny ZENN NEV and a Sequoia SUV 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Back in December when I interviewed Jory Squib, who created the incredibly small Moonbeam, he discussed his idea of safety in the small car as the mosquito theory. Mosquitoes are not very well armored (compared to, say, a big old beetle), but they evade swatting hands (sometimes) by being agile. ...


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