jordan_ciaramitaro
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hello I need to figure out how I can make my club car go 20-25 mph so It will be street legal in my neighborhood? its a 2006 48 volt it has 4 12 volt batteries. thanks for any help.
2006 48v club car 20-25 mph
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StreetGlide
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Be careful. Contrary to popular belief there is a statement in the SC law ref street legal that states that upgrading a golf cart to meet specs for on street legal is not acceptable. Check it out. Ticked me off when I read it.
jordan_ciaramitaro
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Thanks for the heads up luckily i'm not in SC, though myrtle beach sounds nice right now
jordan_ciaramitaro
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Yea I agree I am a ASE certified service technician for a mid south NEV dealer. We have been approached by several members of the community about converting their golf carts to street legal vehicles. I researched multiple forums before commiting to this one. I hope that anyone that has done performance upgrades to golf cart would share their experience. Most of our customers only want it to go fast enough to be legal 21ish street use only no mods other than rear seats. thanks for any help guys
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Chapter No. 747] PUBLIC ACTS, 2002 1
CHAPTER NO. 747
SENATE BILL NO. 2429
By Haun
Substituted for: House Bill No. 2796
By Ridgeway
AN ACT To amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, relative to the use of low-speed
vehicles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-1-103(3), is amended by deleting
the first sentence in its entirety and by substituting instead the following:
“Motor vehicle” means every vehicle that is self-propelled, excluding motorized
bicycles and every vehicle that is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead
trolley wires. “Motor vehicle” means any low-speed vehicle as defined in this section.
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 1, is amended by adding
the following as a new section:
Section 55-1-122. “Low-speed vehicle” means any four-wheeled electric vehicle,
excluding golf-carts, whose top speed is greater than twenty miles per hour (20 mph) but
not greater than twenty-five miles per hour (25 mph), including neighborhood electric
vehicles. Low-speed vehicles must comply with the standards in 49 CFR 571.500.
SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 1, is amended by adding
the following as a new section:
Section 55-1-123. “Golf-cart” means a motor vehicle that is designed and
manufactured for operation on a golf course for sporting or recreational purposes and
that is not capable of exceeding speeds of twenty miles per hour (20 mph).
SECTION 4. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-4-111(a), is amended by adding
the following:
CLASS F -- “Low-speed vehicles” registration fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9.50
SECTION 5. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-8-101(30), is amended by adding
the punctuation and language “, including a low-speed vehicle as defined in this section”
between the language “every vehicle” and “which is”.
SECTION 6. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-8-101, is amended by adding the
following as a new subdivision (27) and redesignating the remaining subdivisions accordingly:
(27) “Low-speed vehicle” means any four-wheeled electric vehicle, excluding
golf-carts, whose top speed is greater than twenty miles per hour (20 mph) but not
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greater than twenty-five miles per hour (25 mph), including neighborhood vehicles. Lowspeed
vehicles must comply with the safety standards in 49 CFR 571.500;
SECTION 7. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 8, is amended by adding the
following as new sections thereto:
Section 55-8-191. A low-speed vehicle as defined in Section 55-8-101 may be
operated only on streets where the posted speed limit is thirty-five miles per hour (35
mph) or less. This does not prohibit a low-speed vehicle from crossing a road or street
at an intersection where the road or street has a posted speed limit of more than thirtyfive
miles per hour (35 mph).
(1) A county or municipality may prohibit the operation of low-speed
vehicles on any road under its jurisdiction if the governing body of the county or
municipality determines that such prohibition is necessary in the interest of
safety.
(2) The Department of Transportation may prohibit the operation of lowspeed
vehicles on any road under its jurisdiction if it determines that such
prohibition is necessary in the interest of safety.
Section 55-8-192. Any person operating a low-speed vehicle must have in his or
her possession a valid Class D driver license.
SECTION 8. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-50-102 is amended by adding the
following as a new item (30) and by redesignating the remaining items accordingly:
(30) “Low-speed vehicle” means any four-wheeled electric vehicle whose top
speed is greater than twenty miles per hour (20 mph) but not greater than twenty-five
miles per hour (25 mph), including neighborhood vehicles. Low-speed vehicles must
comply with the safety standards in 49 CFR 571.500;
SECTION 9. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-50-102(35), is amended by
adding the language “low-speed vehicle as defined in this section,” between the language and
punctuation “means a vehicle,” and the language “machine”.
SECTION 10. This act shall take effect July 1, 2002, the public welfare requiring
CHAPTER NO. 747
SENATE BILL NO. 2429
By Haun
Substituted for: House Bill No. 2796
By Ridgeway
AN ACT To amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, relative to the use of low-speed
vehicles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-1-103(3), is amended by deleting
the first sentence in its entirety and by substituting instead the following:
“Motor vehicle” means every vehicle that is self-propelled, excluding motorized
bicycles and every vehicle that is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead
trolley wires. “Motor vehicle” means any low-speed vehicle as defined in this section.
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 1, is amended by adding
the following as a new section:
Section 55-1-122. “Low-speed vehicle” means any four-wheeled electric vehicle,
excluding golf-carts, whose top speed is greater than twenty miles per hour (20 mph) but
not greater than twenty-five miles per hour (25 mph), including neighborhood electric
vehicles. Low-speed vehicles must comply with the standards in 49 CFR 571.500.
SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 1, is amended by adding
the following as a new section:
Section 55-1-123. “Golf-cart” means a motor vehicle that is designed and
manufactured for operation on a golf course for sporting or recreational purposes and
that is not capable of exceeding speeds of twenty miles per hour (20 mph).
SECTION 4. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-4-111(a), is amended by adding
the following:
CLASS F -- “Low-speed vehicles” registration fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9.50
SECTION 5. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-8-101(30), is amended by adding
the punctuation and language “, including a low-speed vehicle as defined in this section”
between the language “every vehicle” and “which is”.
SECTION 6. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-8-101, is amended by adding the
following as a new subdivision (27) and redesignating the remaining subdivisions accordingly:
(27) “Low-speed vehicle” means any four-wheeled electric vehicle, excluding
golf-carts, whose top speed is greater than twenty miles per hour (20 mph) but not
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greater than twenty-five miles per hour (25 mph), including neighborhood vehicles. Lowspeed
vehicles must comply with the safety standards in 49 CFR 571.500;
SECTION 7. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 8, is amended by adding the
following as new sections thereto:
Section 55-8-191. A low-speed vehicle as defined in Section 55-8-101 may be
operated only on streets where the posted speed limit is thirty-five miles per hour (35
mph) or less. This does not prohibit a low-speed vehicle from crossing a road or street
at an intersection where the road or street has a posted speed limit of more than thirtyfive
miles per hour (35 mph).
(1) A county or municipality may prohibit the operation of low-speed
vehicles on any road under its jurisdiction if the governing body of the county or
municipality determines that such prohibition is necessary in the interest of
safety.
(2) The Department of Transportation may prohibit the operation of lowspeed
vehicles on any road under its jurisdiction if it determines that such
prohibition is necessary in the interest of safety.
Section 55-8-192. Any person operating a low-speed vehicle must have in his or
her possession a valid Class D driver license.
SECTION 8. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-50-102 is amended by adding the
following as a new item (30) and by redesignating the remaining items accordingly:
(30) “Low-speed vehicle” means any four-wheeled electric vehicle whose top
speed is greater than twenty miles per hour (20 mph) but not greater than twenty-five
miles per hour (25 mph), including neighborhood vehicles. Low-speed vehicles must
comply with the safety standards in 49 CFR 571.500;
SECTION 9. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-50-102(35), is amended by
adding the language “low-speed vehicle as defined in this section,” between the language and
punctuation “means a vehicle,” and the language “machine”.
SECTION 10. This act shall take effect July 1, 2002, the public welfare requiring
jordan_ciaramitaro
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Once you mod your vehicle you have to fill out a affidavit to saying that your vehicle meets the requirements for a NEV you may be able to do that in SC which was mentioned in a earlier post