• kuiskaaja@lemmy.ml
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    9 hours ago

    those are what we call “moped cars” in finland, not sure what the english term for them is

    basically a moped in a car body, goes only up to 45km/h.

    more of a moped than an actual car

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      8 hours ago

      not sure what the english term for them is

      US/CA calls them Low Speed Vehicles or LSVs.

      They are mostly useless for your average person here, as they can’t (legally) keep up with traffic speeds on the majority of city streets and aren’t allowed on our incredible excess of highways. You still need a full license too.

      There is only one domestic manufacturer I believe, which mostly sells them to universities and as golf carts

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        8 hours ago

        You need to have the right infrastructure for them, and places that have it are the rare exception (example: Peachtree City, GA).