micro-car Archives

Pedal-powered Messerschmitt is a Historic Human Hybrid

May 22, 2014 Jo Borrás 0 Comments EV, human powered hybrid, kit car, Messerschmitt, micro-car, microcar, Neighborhood electric vehicle, Nev, pedal car, replica, velomobile

Plans are in place to produce some 200 of these re-born “Veloschmitt” Messerschmitt human-hybrid microcar replicas with a price tag of about $7200 each.

Electric Vehicles Hybrid / EVs Offbeat

MiniNORRIS Electric City Car is Built for Safety (w/ video)

May 23, 2012 Jo Borrás 0 Comments Accident, car, chuck, chuck norris, city car, Conventional Cars, crash test, crash tests, crasha, ForTwo, micro-car, milos, mini, mininorris, norris, parapovic, safest small car, Safety, small, small cars, Smart, test, what is the safest car

Whether we’re talking about the latest Smart, Gordon Murray’s F1-inspired supermini, or the super-awesome Peel 50, one question about these

Electric Vehicles

Toyota EV Fleet to Expand with Electric iQ in 2012

November 22, 2010 Christopher DeMorro 0 Comments car, compact, electric, iQ, micro, micro-car, mini, minicar, Scion, Tesla, Toyota

The march of the electric car continues. Hot off the announcement of the rebirth of its electric Rav4, Toyota has

Fuel Economy

Low Price Renault in Works to Compete With Tata Nano; Targeting $2,500

May 4, 2010 Christopher DeMorro 0 Comments Alliance, Bajaj, car, micro, micro-car, Motorcycles, Nano, Nissan, Renault, Renault-Nissan, scooters, Tata, two, two wheelers, wheelers

There was a time when even the top-end cars only cost around $3,000. Of course, that was when $3,000 could

Conventional Cars

Ford Launches Cheap Micro-Car For India

March 10, 2010 Christopher DeMorro 0 Comments buick, car, China, ecosport, figo, Ford, GM, ka, micro, micro-car, microcar, mini

In the coming decades, India will emerge as a huge car market due to its population and rapid economic growth.