The GEM e4 is a four-passenger neighborhood electric vehicle built by Global Electric Motorcars, the battery-electric low-speed vehicle maker based in Fargo, North Dakota. Production of the e4 began in December 1998, shortly after the eL and eS models, and it stayed in the range while the company belonged first to DaimlerChrysler and then to Chrysler Group, until Polaris bought GEM in 2011. Like the other GEM cars it runs on a 72-volt battery system that recharges from an ordinary 120-volt outlet in six to eight hours, has a top speed of 25 mph (40 km/h) and is street legal on public roads posted at 35 mph or less. In October 2016 the e4 was fully redesigned and offered with lithium-ion batteries.
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Timeline, e4 first produced
GEM e4 first produced
History, battery system
They are battery-electric, operating on a 72-volt battery system that can be plugged into a standard 3-prong 120-volt outlet for recharging, and they fully recharge in six to eight hours.
History, top speed
With a top speed of 25 mph (40 km/h), GEM cars have a range of 30-100 miles (50-160 km) on a single charge depending on the installed battery technology.
Lead, ownership
Originally owned by Chrysler, GEM was acquired by Polaris Inc. in 2011.
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Global Electric Motorcars (GEM) is an American automotive manufacturer specializing in neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs) since 1998 and low-speed vehicles (LSVs) since 2001.
Exemplifies: Automobile Transport, History, road use
GEM battery-electric vehicles are street legal in nearly all 50 US states on public roads with speed limits of 35 mph (56 km/h) or less.
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