So far, most electric vehicles have looked more or less like cars. But recently, a few companies have looked to another, smaller mode of transport for inspiration. The Verge's Andy Hawkins explains why companies like Amble and Chip are reinventing the golf cart, in the hopes of creating an entirely new kind of street-legal vehicle. As long as the speed limit stays low.

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 <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/968563/light-flip-phone-price-specs">⁠The Light Flip is a minimalist flip phone with a point to prove | The Verge⁠</a></li>
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 <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/968511/anthropic-has-to-pay-authors">⁠Anthropic has to pay authors. | The Verge⁠</a></li>
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 <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/cs/features/937356/ai-data-center-gpu-environmental-impact">⁠The cost of GPUs goes far beyond AI data centers | The Verge⁠</a></li>
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 <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/transportation/966498/chip-motors-low-speed-ev-remote-park-price">⁠Is America ready for this quirky Jeep-looking EV that can park itself?⁠</a></li>
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 <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/transportation/962187/amble-golf-cart-moon-buggy-ev-design-price-specs">⁠The ‘G-Wagen of golf carts’ could be the ideal second car⁠</a></li>
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 <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/transportation/962753/fiat-topolino-ev-us-price-specs-micromobiilty">⁠America’s cheapest new EV is smaller than a ping-pong table and tops out at 19mph⁠</a></li>
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 <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/transportation/955822/zoox-robotaxi-refresh-updates-seats-audio-color">⁠Zoox’s purpose-built robotaxi is getting a refresh⁠</a></li>
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