April 2002 Table of Contents

History is filled with simple inventions that have radically transformed life.

Although requirements for emissions, licensing and insurance may be less stringent with these “light vehicles,” you will still want to be legal when you drive.

Describes Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEVs), hybrid (gas-electric) cars, sitting scooters, powered standing scooters and electric bicycles, with charts comparing features available on the various models in the market today.

Like the clothing we wear or the music we listen to, what we ride is an extension of who we are.

If you don’t watch out for that bump in the road, you could wind up with a bruise or worse.

Exploring the pros and cons of each type of engine with insight to the manufacturer ’s great strides in developing both kinds of energy-efficient vehicles.