neighborhood electric vehicle

Etymology
From being a vehicle class appropriate for local (neighborhood) use, but not suitable for longer distances (such as metropolitan areas), or high speeds (such as expressways), that is electrically powered.

Noun

 * 1)   A low-speed low-weight short-range vehicle, sometimes referred to as street-legal glorified all-electric golf carts

Synonyms

 * abbreviation

Hypernyms

 * battery electric vehicle (BEV)
 * all-electric vehicle
 * electric vehicle (EV)
 * vehicle

Coordinate terms

 * a similar vehicle for off-road use
 * a similar vehicle used to shuttle people around shopping mall and airport concourses
 * a similar vehicle on golf courses