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In Europe smaller "cars" (they are not actually cars) do exist, they are limited in speed/power (they can be electric or gasoline or diesel) to be compliant to
by jaclaz 8y ago
In Europe smaller "cars" (they are not actually cars) do exist, they are limited in speed/power (they can be electric or gasoline or diesel) to be compliant to the Law and they can be driven (it depends I believe in which states) either without license or with a "simplified" driving license that you can get as early as 14 years (or 16 years for the more performing types).
BUT they tend to be very expensive (when compared to what they offer) and - basically - are mainly "toys" for rich kids or in some cases, used by people that for one reason or the other cannot have a "full" driving license.
Only as an example/reference:
https://www.aixam.com/en/ https://www.aixam.com/en/
- mlinksva 8y agoVery interesting. https://www.aixam.com/en/range/discover/legislation https://www.aixam.com/en/range/discover/legislation has some legal background. Is there anything similar in the US? Brings to mind some retirement communities such as Celebration, FL, where golf carts apparently outnumber cars. IMO it ought be much harder to get and keep a license to drive a full-speed vehicle than it is. The availability of slower and smaller cars that may be driven without a license might make this more feasible.
- tromp 8y agoAn even smaller example: http://www.estrima.com/en/ http://www.estrima.com/en/ Unfortunately, the price of EUR 12000-14000 is not so small...
- jaclaz 8y agoYes, that one is more similar to a Renault thingy, called Twizy: https://www.renault.it/veicoli/gamma-ze/twizy/versioni-e-prezzi.html https://www.renault.it/veicoli/gamma-ze/twizy/versioni-e-pre... that has also an interesting option, i.e. the battery that can be rented instead of bought. They are more like a cabbed quad or an upgraded golf cart than a mini car as the Axiom or Ligier (or the Chinese ones).
- jventura 8y agoIn Portugal we call them "mata-velhos" (old-people killer) as most drivers are usually old people without driving licenses..
- cr1895 8y agoNetherlands has the odd Canta, which is allowed to drive on the bike paths: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canta_(vehicle) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canta_(vehicle)