cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/40818280

If there’s anything we should take from Japan, it’s treating cars like second class citizens behind transit instead of the other way around. The cute tiny cars are more a side effect of that.

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    10 hours ago

    Do China and India both have a large market for tiny vehicles for interstate travel?

    Depends on the province and even the city, some highways ban 3wheelers/slower cars, but in general yes, and the random models I just looked up had airbags, idk about crumplezone effectiveness.

    4 wheel EVs are more common in China than the classic gas-powered Kei van these days, but you see those around too.

    They typically max out at ~100kmh, I dont think they have huge range, but at least 90 minutes on a charge. They’re more spacious on the inside than they look.