Autoblog: IIHS concerned with growing popularity of Neighborhood Electric Vehicles

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REPORT: IIHS concerned with growing popularity of Neighborhood Electric Vehicles — Autoblog

According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is concerned with the growing popularity of Neighborhood Electric Vehicles. Specifically, the IIHS worries that these vehicles are increasingly being allowed to travel on public roads where traffic often moves at higher speeds than the cars were initially designed to travel on. IIHS spokesman Joe Nolan says the organization may begin crash testing the "souped-up golf carts" to demonstrate their safety deficiencies when compared with normal cars and trucks.
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WSJ Article: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204348804574402673476299290.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

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