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:''For other uses, see NEV (disambiguation)'' A Neighborhood Electric Vehicle (NEV) is a U.S. denomination for battery electric vehicles that are legally limited to roads with posted speed limits as high as depending on the particular laws of the state, usually are built to have a top speed of , and have a maximum loaded weight of . NEVs fall under the United States Department of Transportation classification for low-speed vehicles.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 49 CFR Part 571 Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards )〕 The non-electric version of the neighbourhood electric vehicle is the Motorised quadricycle. A NEV battery pack recharges by plugging into a standard outlet and because it is an all-electric vehicle it does not produce tailpipe emissions. If recharged from clean energy sources such as solar or wind power, NEVs do not produce greenhouse gas emissions. In the state of California NEVs are classified by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) as zero emissions vehicles (ZEV) and are eligible for a purchase rebate of up to $1,500 if purchased or leased on or after March 15, 2010.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=CVRP Eligible Vehicles )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Clean Vehicle Rebate Project )〕 Pike Research estimated there were 478,771 NEVs on the world roads in 2011.〔〔 , there were between 60,000 and 76,000 low-speed battery-powered vehicles in use in the United States, up from about 56,000 in 2004. The world's two largest NEV markets in 2011 were the United States, with 14,737 units sold, and France, with 2,231 units.〔 , the GEM neighborhood electric vehicle is the market leader in North America, with global sales of more than 50,000 units since 1998.〔 Another top selling NEV is the Renault Twizy, launched in March 2012, it was the top-selling plug-in electric vehicle in Europe during 2012.〔 A total of 200,000 low-speed small electric cars were sold in China in 2013, most of which are powered by lead-acid batteries.〔 ==U.S. regulations== Low-speed vehicle is a federally approved street-legal vehicle classification which came into existence in 1998 under Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 500 (FMVSS 500). There is nothing in the federal regulations specifically pertaining to the powertrain. Low-speed vehicles are defined as a four-wheeled motor vehicle that has a gross vehicle weight rating of less than and a top speed of between .〔49 CFR § 571.3 - (US Code of Federal Regulations ); ()〕 Those states that authorize NEVs generally restrict their operation to streets with a maximum speed limit of . Because of federal law, car dealers cannot legally sell the vehicles to go faster than , but the buyer can easily modify the car to go . However, if modified to exceed , the vehicle then becomes subject to safety requirements of passenger cars. These speed restrictions, combined with a typical driving range of per charge and a typical three-year battery durability, are required because of a lack of federally mandated safety equipment and features which NEVs can not accommodate because of their design. To satisfy federal safety requirements for manufacturers, NEVs must be equipped with three-point seat belts or a lap belt, running lights, headlights, brake lights, reflectors, rear view mirrors, and turn signals. Windshield wipers are not required. In many cases, doors may be optional, crash protection from other vehicles is partially met compared to other non motorized transport such as bicycles because of the use of seat belts. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Neighborhood Electric Vehicle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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