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Are the Chinese EV golf carts I mean cars allowed in Germany? I thought their safety requirements were pretty tight. I can’t imagine some of them making it on the autobahn.


Cannot be more of a death trap than a Renault Twizzy which I see quite often around the city, or any motorcycle for that matter. As long as they don't market it as a normal car, I don't see why it shouldn't be allowed.


Motocycles require a different driving license in Germany, which is harder to get and for the powerful motorcycles has stricter age requirements (24 if you want >95 horsepower)


>more of a death trap than a Renault Twizzy

Are you referring to it as a death trap based on it's crash test performance or solely on the looks?


A Twizy is not a car legally. It's a L7e Leichtkraftfahrzeug which means it doesn't have to meet safety standards.

It is possible to make a safe lightweight car. DLR is proving it with their research.




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