That's exactly what they are. They are ubiquitous among the maintenance staff at most American universities, if you are curious about what some of these look like. Here are a couple that USC uses:

https://www.google.com/maps/@34.0200651,-118.2869857,3a,75y,...

Sometimes they have doors:

https://i0.wp.com/dailytrojan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09...

Think the moped of cars. I'd personally love it for grabbing groceries, visiting close friends, jaunts out to dinner and quick errands from spring to fall. I live where many of those things are extremely close.

I wouldn’t want to drive a golf cart in the cold or rain. But, this little car looks like it could work ok in those conditions.