Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 2158.001. Definitions

(A) is originally manufactured to meet, and does meet, the equipment requirements and safety standards established for “low-speed vehicles” in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 500 (49 C.F.R. Section 571.500);

(B) is a slow-moving vehicle, as defined by Section 547.001, Transportation Code, that is able to attain a speed of more than 20 miles per hour but not more than 25 miles per hour in one mile on a paved, level surface;

(C) is a four-wheeled motor vehicle;

(D) is powered by electricity or alternative power sources;

(E) has a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 3,000 pounds;  and

(F) is not a golf cart.

(A) draws motive power from a battery with a capacity of at least four kilowatt-hours;

(B) can be recharged from an external source of electricity for motive power;  and

(C) is a light-duty motor vehicle capable of operating at highway speeds, excluding golf carts and neighborhood electric vehicles.