• Kansas allows low-speed electric vehicles on roads with a speed limit of less than 40 mph.Kansas state contour with Capital City against blurred USA flag image by Stasys Eidiejus from Fotolia.com
  
  Most electric vehicles are designed to comply with federal laws regarding low-speed vehicles. In Kansas, electric vehicles may travel only on certain roads because of their low-speed limitation of between 20 and 25 miles per hour. Kansas requires electric vehicle owners to register their vehicles despite this limitation.
  
  

Speed Capabilities and Limits

• In Kansas, electric vehicles must be able to travel between 20 and 25 miles per hour. They may not travel on roads with a speed limit of more than 40 miles per hour.
  
  

Exception to Road Limitation

• Electric vehicles in Kansas may cross intersections where the intersecting road has a speed limit of greater than 40 miles per hour. The vehicle must go straight ahead, continuing on a road with a lower speed limit; it may not turn onto the intersecting road.
  
  

Registration

• Electric vehicle operators must register their vehicles with the Kansas Department of Motor Vehicles. The Kansas DMV treats these vehicles just like any other motor vehicle for registration purposes; the only legal difference between an electric vehicle and a non-electric vehicle is the speed limitation laws.