Cheap Chinese electric cars are coming to the US and Europe

Re:Cheap Chinese electric cars are coming to the US and Europe by yingw787 on Monday February 04, 2019 @12:01PM (#19077996)

I sure hope these aren’t road legal. Maybe in warehouses or farms or golf courses. Not roads.

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Re:Cheap Chinese electric cars are coming to the US and Europe by akshatrathi on Monday February 04, 2019 @12:05PM (#19078068)

There will be an NHTSA approved road legal version, per Fox News https://www.foxnews.com/auto/new-half-ton-electric-pickup-co...

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Re:Cheap Chinese electric cars are coming to the US and Europe by bryanlarsen on Monday February 04, 2019 @12:03PM (#19078027)

They fall under the same laws as golf karts, which vary from state to state.

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Re:Cheap Chinese electric cars are coming to the US and Europe by moate on Monday February 04, 2019 @01:28PM (#19079095)

Short answer: They aren't, except for certain roads with speeds under 35 MPH. This isn't a "car" in the traditional sense an American would recognize, it's a cart.

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