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My old electric bicycle parked in front of two GEM cars used to make local deliveries around the lakeside community. These are also used on a nearby military base, I saw some being used around Kennedy space center, they were used by maintinence workers at my apartment complex, etc. etc.

I think we're likely to see these catch on as low cost runabouts for short trips. Groceries, short distance commuting, stuff like that. They're capable of up to 45mph, but limited by law to 25mph. There's legislation pending to permit them to go 45mph, which would greatly increase their utility. I had a secondhand one for a while, the vehicle itself was $1200. They always say "I don't know what's wrong with it" in the profile, which is code for "the battery is bad and needs replacing but I don't want to come out and say that because then I would need to charge less". A new pair of deep cycle batteries cost $400 total. The lakeside community I lived next to was all 20mph roads, so I was able to do all of my shopping there without ever needing anything more substantial. I used the bicycle to commute, as the GEM car wasn't legal to use on the roads I needed for that.