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Neighborhood Electric Vehicles...NEV...LSV...ZEV...GEM...
Re: Neighborhood Electric Vehicles...NEV...LSV...ZEV...GEM...
I like NEV's, and several people in Central Illinois own them.
Illinois law, however, makes it dicey to own one -- better to own a Trike bodystyle (motorcycle by law) or a full fledged EV:
NEV's can't drive on roads with greater than 35mph speed limit. They are ILLEGAL in Illinois, unless each local jurisdiction approves their use (County, City, Township, etc). Even if they are approved by the local jurisdiction, they still cannot be driven on OR ACROSS state roads -- so if you have a state road going through your town, you can't legally get to the other side...
Of course I doubt that any cop would bust you for it, but if you had an accident crossing a state road, I'm sure the insurance would try to get out of it...
Also, from driving in Illinois, most folks go +5 to +10 mph over the speed limit, so on a 35mph road, figure they'll go 40mph... and you max out at 20??? Talk about road congestion/hazard as people 'pick and roll' around you to pass... to put it into perspective, a bicycle has more rights to the road than an NEV.
M@
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When we speak of electric vehicles the topic seems to focus on only one subject...
Can I drive it on the freeway? I would say that if people looked at their way of going places, shopping, taking the kids to school they would soon realize that the freeway is not always the best way.
Over 14000 NEV's are on the road now in California taking kids to schools, shopping in their own neighborhoods and every one of these NEV's are helping to save the planet...one vehicle at a time....doing something about pollution now not just talking about the future.
Cities like Foster City, Rocklin and Lincoln have worked with engineers to make the streets more friendly to NEV's.
I admit that I am a car salesman and I sell these NEV's.
I also have lived on my Sailboat for 21 years and my use of re-newable resources has made this a great way to live...Live Green and prosper...MK