Global Electric Motorcars

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History

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A GEM eLXD used by a street food vendor at the National Mall, Washington, D.C.

The company was founded in 1992 by a team of ex-General Motors engineers from Livonia, Michigan, under the name Trans2.<ref name="wheelsage">Template:Cite web</ref>

The company was purchased by a group of North Dakota investors and relocated to Fargo, North Dakota.<ref name="wheelsage" /> Global Electric Motorcars manufactured its first vehicle in April 1998, a 48-volt GEM car designed for two passengers with a top speed of Template:Cvt.<ref name="about">Template:Cite web</ref> Shortly after, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) established a new class of motor vehicles, the low-speed vehicle (LSV), also known as the Neighborhood Electric Vehicle (NEV).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> This classification allowed GEM cars to be driven on public roads, provided they met specific safety criteria such as having safety belts, headlamps, windshield wipers, and safety glass.<ref name="GEM LSV">Template:Cite web</ref>

GEM battery-electric vehicles are street legal in nearly all 50 US states on public roads with speed limits of Template:Cvt or less.<ref name="GEM LSV"/> With a top speed of Template:Cvt, GEM cars have a range of Template:Convert on a single charge depending on the installed battery technology. They are battery-electric, operating on a 72-volt battery system that can be plugged into a standard 3-prong 120-volt outlet for recharging, and they fully recharge in six to eight hours.

Currently, there are six different models of GEM cars available,<ref name="GEM LSV"/> GEM cars are utilized by local, state, and national government agencies, resorts, master-planned communities, universities, medical and corporate campuses, as well as by sports teams, taxi-shuttle services, and the general public.<ref name="about"/>

Timeline

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• April 1998
  • First GEM car produced in Fargo, North Dakota
• October 1998
  • GEM eL first produced
• November 1998
  • GEM eS first produced
• December 1998
  • GEM e4 first produced
• December 2000
  • DaimlerChrysler Corporation acquires Global Electric Motorcars, LLC
• March 2004
  • 2005 models begin production
• January 2006
  • GEM has 150 dealers
• April 2006
  • GEM e6 first produced
• December 2007
  • Global Electric Motorcars celebrates its 10th Anniversary
  • GEM eL XD first produced
• June 2009
  • Global Electric Motorcars remains a wholly owned subsidiary of Chrysler Group LLC
• June 2010
  • Global Electric Motorcars introduces the new Right Hand Drive GEM electric vehicle
• July 2011
  • Global Electric Motorcars is sold to Polaris
• August 2014
  • GEM receives first minor refresh under new owners Polaris
  • GEM eM1400 utility vehicle first produced
• October 2015
  • GEM eM1400 LSV first produced
• October 2016
  • GEM launches full redesign of e2, e4, e6, & eL XD models including lithium-ion battery offerings

Vehicles

Template:As of, the GEM neighborhood electric vehicle is the market leader in North America, with global sales of more than 50,000 units since 1998.<ref name=GEMsales>Template:Cite news</ref>

• Passenger Vehicles:
  • GEM e2 LSV — A two-passenger vehicle
  • GEM e4 LSV — A four-passenger vehicle
  • GEM e6 LSV — A six-passenger vehicle
• Utility Vehicles:
  • GEM eL XD LSV— A heavier duty version of the GEM with a Template:Cvt bed, which comes in several different configurations, and a Template:Cvt cargo capacity.
  • GEM eM1400 LSV— A heavy duty GEM based on the Polaris ranger with a Template:Cvt bed with a Template:Cvt payload capacity.

Gallery

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External links

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