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Gem History
Gem was founded in 1992 by a team of ex-General Motors engineers from Livonia, Michigan, under the name Trans2.
The GEM is one of the original low-speed tiny cars to popularize the concept of a neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV). The company was founded in 1992 by a team of ex-General Motors engineers from Livonia, Michigan, under the name Trans2.
This company was moved to Fargo in North Dakota after it was purchased by a group of
investors. The Global Electric Motorcars team designed and manufactured the first 48-Volt Gem vehicle in 1998. This vehicle allowed for two passengers and could drive up to 20 mph.
In 2000 after creating four models of the GEM vehicle, Daimler Chrysler Corporation purchased Global Electric Motorcars. It took them till 2004 to start producing new models of the GEM cars, however by January 2006 GEM had over 150 dealers.
In June 2010, Global Electric Motorcars introduced the first right-hand drive GEM electric vehicle to the market. Thirteen months later in 2011 Polaris, purchased Global Electric Motorcars.
In January 2022, it became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Waev. 
Manufactured in Anaheim, California.
Since 1998, there have been 50,000 GEM vehicles built and put on the market. Many of these vehicles are used for golf courses, apartment complexes, resorts, government agencies, universities, corporate campuses and individuals who wish to drive electric cars.