Low Speed Vehicles accelerating in the South Bay

[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”2445″ display=”pro_mosaic”]by Jake Safane People waved and cheered at the 42 Low Speed Vehicles (LSVs) parading through downtown Manhattan Beach Sunday afternoon. But only because the golf carts on steroids were decorated for Halloween. LSVs are now nearly as common in the Beach Cities as VW bugs were in the ‘60s, Land Rovers in the 2000s and Teslas today. Their popularity begs the question, Why did it take so long? The typically electric vehicles are economical, environmentally friendly, and turn the tedium of driving into fun. “You feel like you’re on vacation,” said Nick De Avila. “We can turn any house into a beach house.” De Avilla recently opened Mars Cars on Sepulveda Boulevard, in Manhattan Beach. He said the only thing stopping him from selling more cars are the Covid-related delays in the supply chain. Manhattan Beach Police Officer Eric Johnson in his deparment’s Beach Buggy, during the Halloween Golf Cart parade. Riding shotgun is Officer Dale Edwards. The back seat driver is Officer Paul Curry. Photo by Kevin Cody LSVs — sometimes referred to as Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEVs), though the definitions vary, based on who you ask — are…

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