“Awww, look at that little car! It’s so cute!” Many owners and drivers of neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs) have heard that while doing their daily errands, or while taking the car out for a spin if the weather’s nice. Yes, these vehicles can be cute, but they are also uniquely suited to many driving conditions. Many people misunderstand these cars, thinking of them as nothing more...

The interesting thing about electric neighborhood vehicles is that they have a history totally different from that of any other electric vehicle that you will encounter.  This is because their history did not start with motivation, innovation, inspiration or perspiration.  Whereas other EV histories begin with the creation of a product, the history of electric neighborhood vehicles begins with government...

At the current moment in time, a large part of the NEV market in terms of manufacturing is actually outside of the United States.  The United States is the country that has the regulation as well as the market of people that are willing to purchase such products.  However, the actual cars that are sold in the US as NEV licensed are almost entirely cars that come from outside of the country. A good example...