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Such as the Renault Twizy? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Twizy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Twizy
by arethuza 7y ago
Such as the Renault Twizy?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Twizy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Twizy
- adrianN 7y agoYeah, that's a good example of a reasonable city car. I was thinking even smaller, like the PodRide https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lKq1fGtXFM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lKq1fGtXFM
- csunbird 7y agoTwizy with closeable windows would be a very nice thing, indeed.
- arethuza 7y agoIt appears scissor doors with windows are an optional extra.
- megla_ 7y agoThe windows are from some plastic sheet material and they're affixed with a zipper, so you can take them off. There are some 3rd party makers of glass windows.
- jaclaz 7y agoTalking of the Twizy, JFYI, hopefully soon there will be a competitor: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20506703 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20506703 A (at least visually) nice re-make of the Isetta: https://microlino-car.com/en/microlino https://microlino-car.com/en/microlino
- pjc50 7y agoI was also thinking of the venerable Sinclair C5. The downside to these is having all the (percieved and real) vulnerability of the cyclist as well. And they still need quite a bit of space for parking.
- hyperpallium 7y ago"26 years" is oddly precise, but the sinclair C5 was 1985, 34 years ago, so it's probably just how long he's served or something. https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_C5 https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_C5 BONUS "Micro Men" documentary/drama about Sir Clive Sinclair vs Acorn (from which grew Acorn RISC Machine -> ARM) https://youtube.com/watch?v=XXBxV6-zamM https://youtube.com/watch?v=XXBxV6-zamM (1h 24m) "A man's reach should exceed his grasp or what's a heaven for?"
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- _pmf_ 7y agoThis one is exactly at the lower acceptability limit for me, but it seems deadly to onramp/offramp with it.