| American consumers are demanding greener | | | | "Consumers are looking for ways to reduce their |
| transportation options and one company has been | | | | greenhouse emissions and NEVs can help fulfill that |
| providing them for more than 10 years. | | | | need," says Rick Kasper, GEM president and chief |
| During that time, Global Electric Motorcars (GEM), a | | | | operating officer. "Realizing that 80 percent of all car |
| Chrysler LLC company, has manufactured and | | | | trips are 10 miles or less, NEVs make a great |
| distributed over 35,000 neighborhood electric vehicles | | | | transportation solution." |
| (NEVs) worldwide. These emission-free vehicles are | | | | GEM was recently recognized by |
| used in planned communities, on university and | | | | WestStart-CALSTART with the prestigious 2007 Blue |
| corporate campuses, and by local, state and national | | | | Sky Merit Award for its positive airquality impact in the |
| government agencies, among others. | | | | state of California, where nearly 14,000 GEM vehicles |
| GEM vehicles have many of the same safety | | | | are on the road. |
| features of regular cars (such as three-point seat | | | | Over the last 10 years, GEM vehicles have driven a |
| belts, automotive safety glass and lights) but are much | | | | combined 200 million miles and spared more than 150 |
| more economical in price and fuel consumption. Today, | | | | tons of tailpipe pollutants from reaching the air, while |
| GEM produces six fully electric vehicle models, ranging | | | | saving nearly 10 million gallons of gasoline. These |
| from two-seaters to six-seaters to utility models. | | | | vehicles are eligible for incentives and tax credits from |
| GEM vehicles are powered by six batteries and emit | | | | clean-air districts and other governmental agencies. |
| no pollution. They can be recharged at home. | | | | |