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by 2-to-15 1139 days ago
I'm trying not to sound sarcastic, but doesn't an electric golf cart fill this need? These look like a fancy golf cart with a solar panel on the top. Is there a street legality issue with golf carts being on public urban streets? Edited: spelling
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Golf carts do not have adequate suspension for roads. They're designed for wide-open, mostly flat golf courses, covered in grass. They don't do well in a roll-over, either. The size is similar, but the construction is quite different.
Highly depends on the region of the world. Street legal golf carts are generally a thing - at least in Europe.
Where can I buy one?
In Europe I would normally recommend one brand local to my region:

https://melex.com.pl/en/products/passenger-street-legal

They have dealerships in most of the EU:

https://melex.com.pl/en/distribution

But they are somewhat low-tech with their deep-cycle lead-acid batteries.