Interpretation ID: nht92-5.21

DATE: July 13, 1992

FROM: Carrie Minna

TO: Paul Jackson Rice -- Chief Consulate, NHTSA

TITLE: None

ATTACHMT: Attached to letter dated 7/31/92 from Paul Jackson Rice to Carrie Minna (A39; VSA 102(3))

TEXT:

After making an initial inquiry to the D.O.T regarding my questions, I was referred to you for additional information.

I would like to know if I could import the enclosed vehicles into the U.S. to use in certain communities for transportation. The communities that I would be interested in using these vehicles for would be small guarded gate communities such as Golf resorts, small island communities and possible elderly communities. These communities already utilize golf carts as a means of transportation along with a usual modes of transportation. They would not be used for the main highways although they have the capability of moving at 80KMS per hour. I was also interested in them as a mode of transportation for the island of Santa Catalina off the Southern California coast. This island for many years only had electric vehicles. I believe this vehicle would be an excellent means of transportation for this particular island community.

I have supplied you with some information regarding these vehicles. I am contacting the company that manufactures the engine to see if it meets with the E.P.A. standards for the U.S.

Any information you can provide me would be most helpful.

I await your response.

(Brochure omitted)