Global Electric Motorcars
Overview
Polaris Industries
Polaris Industries is a manufacturer of snowmobiles, ATV, and neighborhood electric vehicles. Polaris is based in Medina, Minnesota, USA. The company also manufactures motorcycles through its Victory Motorcycles subsidiary and through the Indian Motorcycle subsidiary which it purchased in April...
, is a U.S. manufacturer in the low-speed vehicle category, producing neighborhood electric vehicle
Neighborhood electric vehicle
A Neighborhood Electric Vehicle is a U.S. denomination for battery electric vehicles that are legally limited to roads with posted speed limits as high as depending on the particular laws of the state, usually are built to have a top speed of , and have a maximum loaded weight of 3,000 lbs...
s (NEVs) since 1998 and has sold more than 45,000 GEM battery-electric vehicles worldwide as of December 2010.
Until June 2011, GEM was owned by Chrysler Group.
The company was founded in 1992 by a team of ex-General Motors engineers from Livonia, Michigan
Livonia, Michigan
Livonia is a city in the northwest part of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Livonia is a very large suburb with an array of traditional neighborhoods connected to the metropolitan area by freeways. The population was 96,942 at the 2010 census, making it Michigan's 9th largest...
, under the name Trans2.
The company was purchased by a group of North Dakota investors and was moved to Fargo, North Dakota.
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