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GEM Electric CarAre NEVs for me?The GEM electric car is a neighbourhood electric vehicle (NEV). GEM is part of the American carmakers Chrysler (who have hit hard times recently) and made their first electric vehicle in 1998 and has been going ever since. All the cars in the range look the same really with only the ammount of seats or if it has a flatbed at the back being the only changes between the different models. To be honest that look is not the best in the first place so I have no idea why they kept repeating it! What is an NEV? A Neighbourhood Electric Vehicle (NEV) is an American term for an electric car designed for low speed use on roads usually with a speed limit of 35mph or lower. They are fully road legal but do not come with airbags and things such as "hard doors" are optional. They are mainly used for travelling around resorts or neighbourhoods. What is available?  They have a
large range of electric powered cars at GEM compared to most electric car makers.
Here are the electric powered cars available now:
 They all have a range of 30 miles with the exception of the GEM e2 which goes 35 miles and the eL XD which has a range of 40 miles per charge. They all have a top speed of 25 mph in high mode and only 15 mph in low mode. Those ranges and top speeds tell you more about what the cars are intended for than I could ever describe myself! What do I get for my money?
First off there is no air
conditioning in any of the cars but you can have some fans put in if you want!
Many of the things you take for granted in a normal car are either optional or completely unavailable in this car.
Even something as simple as the passenger side wing mirror is optional.
What you do get for your money is a good reputation and very low running costs which is great for a business and the average person.
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Basically these cars look like done up golf carts or a futuristic horse carriage!
The smaller versions like the GEM electric car e2 would feel very much out of place in the city or an estate unless it is
a low emissions zone which would keep some of the bigger cars and trucks out, especially if you have to deal with some of
the monster sized cars that most people have jostling for space with you!
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