Forget all the noise (or silence) about a Porsche Taycan Turbo S that goes from zero to 100 km/h in 2.6 seconds; what we really need, according to two retired Grand Bend, Ontario businessmen Don Liley and Dave Marr, is more LSVs – that’s low speed vehicles, for the uninitiated. The electric carts are manufactured in British Columbia, and the duo decided their community would be a perfect playground for the all-electric buggies – if they could get municipal approval. Well, mission accomplished: their business got the go-ahead from local bylaw on April 13.

In keeping with the parameters of the pilot project introduced by the province of Ontario in July of 2017, “LSVs are electric, environmentally friendly and efficient and must meet all the requirements of the LSV pilot.  LSV’s travel at a speed up to 40 KPH and can only be driven on roads and highways with a maximum speed limit of up to 50 KPH.  The LSV must be licensed, insured and driven by a licensed driver just like a car.” According to the rules, the vehicles cannot be tampered with to exceed that 40 km/h upper limit.

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