Continuing the steady trend of Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEVs) away from the golf car paradigm set by Chryslers GEM car and the now-abandoned Ford Th!nk Neighbor, the Open/Girasole/Kurrent is intended to be an ultra-light commutercar that just happens to be lumped -- in America, at least -- into the quasi-golf car category defined by FMVSS 500, the federal motor vehicle safety standard that limits this class of vehicle to 25 mph top speed and operation on streets 35 mph or less. The key to solving the problem is to hybridize the vehicles and add both fuel and solar recharging equipment, that is when the real fuel savings can occur.The world is filled with positive energy and technology. Enjoy the blog...
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