An Okanagan company is tapping into the low-speed, electric car market.
Vernon’s SC Carts has just introduced its NXT City electric car, one of the first of its kind in Canada.
“We kind of see a niche there with the slow-speed category,” SC Carts CEO Jeff Holomis told Global News.
“No gas, no oil, you just plug and go.”
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The company says it has manufactured what is Canada’s first electric, street-legal LSV, or low-speed vehicle
“We are allowed to drive on 50 km/hr roads in areas and communities that have permitted it,” said Holomis said.
The CEO says in an effort to help reduce emissions, low-speed compliant communities are becoming quite common
So, how much will it cost you to forgo fossil fuels and get behind the wheel of an NXT City LSV?
Holomis said a base, two-seat version starts at $20,000, with prices going up from there.
According to SC Carts store manager Ian Karpinski, there’s overwhelming interest for its low-speed electric vehicles.
“As we expand and get more employees,” said Karpinski, “we will shorten that time down.”
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