Comments on: Tennessee Relaxes EV Laws

By: geggamoya

geggamoya — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:02:49 +0000

The huge reflective orange triangle is used on moped cars around here. Basically cars like these EVs, but with a small diesel engine. As far as i know, they are physically limited to 45kph like normal mopeds. And for what they are, they are ridiculously expensive around here. Stuff like these, http://www.automobiles-ligier.com/

By: shaker

shaker — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:24:46 +0000

I dunno — on windy roads with 45MPH speed limits, it would be rather dangerous to have vehicles traveling at 35. Of course, this could be solved by affixing a reflective orange triangle to the rear of said vehicle (as they do with Amish buggies here in PA).

By: Dynamic88

Dynamic88 — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:29:56 +0000

It’s a good idea to relax some of these regs. It actually doesn’t make sense to say that an EV can’t use a road where the speed limit is 45 but a bicycle can.

By: joeaverage

joeaverage — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:15:06 +0000

And FWIW I’m for relaxing any laws that don’t take anything away from me. If my neighbor wants to drive one of these low speed vehicles, then more power to him. If I run over him then I’m safer than if I ran over his Taurus… Will not run over anybody for the record…

By: joeaverage

joeaverage — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:09:42 +0000

As much as I want EVs to be a success, I’m not sure I would put my family in something like the GEM and then drive down regular roads mixing with much larger vehicles.

We have seen that regular sized vehicles can work like the Phoenix Cars SUT or the RAV4EV. That s where my interest is going to stay. Corolla/Miata/(old) Civic sized vehicles.

Drove a GEM and looked under it – not much car there… Don’t want to crash it into another vehicle also moving at 35 mph.

On the other hand I am proud to say my home state is being a little proactive.