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I just wish some of the electric car makers got this memo. A small electric 2 seater convertible that looked like this would be hot. Ok, I would buy it anyhow.

I just wish some of the electric car makers got this memo. A small electric 2 seater convertible that looked like this would be hot. Ok, I would buy it anyhow. Also one of those mini cargo vans.

temporaryvector 6y ago
While not exactly a convertible, the Honda e sounds right up your alley. It's probably the only electric car I'm looking forward to anymore.
- ogre_codes 6y ago
  Yes, very close. > The Honda e made its debut in Europe this week, but this scrappy little city car is not destined to come to the United States. Typical. :| Why can't we have nice things here in the US? We're supposed to be the greatest country in the world, but we make it extremely impractical to import rad things like this.
donavanm 6y ago
The general reason you can’t get them first party in eu & na is due to crash safety regulations. The cute little kei cars are horribly dangerous in any meaningful collision. The Japanese cab over vans in particular are wonderful leg amputation devices. I don’t think electric drive train fundamentally changes the issues around wheel base, mass, and structural integrity.
- Supernaut 6y ago
  I always roll my eyes when I see people enthusing about this thing. Yes, it looks lovely. But underneath the pretty shell lurks the chassis of a late-80s Micra. My sister owned one of those Micras thirty years ago, and the one time I borrowed it remains one of the most unpleasant motoring experiences I've ever had. An absolute dog of a car. She eventually wrote hers off by driving into a wall, and I don't blame her.
  - donavanm 6y ago
    I have to admit Ive been tempted by a figaro hobby car for 15 years. Replacement suspension, power steering, rear discs, swapped powertrain, low profile roll bars. Itd make no sense from performance, safety, utility, effort, or cost perspective. But I already own a bunch of 70-90s japanese vehicles... and a fun to drive pretty looking micra would be a blast.
xtiansimon 6y ago
How about the Citroen AMI? (https://youtu.be/ALFSHP6RnHk https://youtu.be/ALFSHP6RnHk) and (https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/28/21157346/citroen-ami-electric-car-light-quadricycle-two-seater-rental-buy-online https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/28/21157346/citroen-ami-elec...)
- ogre_codes 6y ago
  I should have said "In the US" because frustratingly there are often cars overseas which look rad and are priced well but never make an appearance here. This one looks neat and the price/ speeds would work fine for me.
  - xtiansimon 6y ago
    You and me both! haha.

I just wish some of the electric car makers got this memo. A small electric 2 seater convertible that looked like this would be hot. Ok, I would buy it anyhow. Also one of those mini cargo vans.

temporaryvector 6y ago

While not exactly a convertible, the Honda e sounds right up your alley. It's probably the only electric car I'm looking forward to anymore.

ogre_codes 6y ago
Yes, very close. > The Honda e made its debut in Europe this week, but this scrappy little city car is not destined to come to the United States. Typical. :| Why can't we have nice things here in the US? We're supposed to be the greatest country in the world, but we make it extremely impractical to import rad things like this.

donavanm 6y ago

The general reason you can’t get them first party in eu & na is due to crash safety regulations. The cute little kei cars are horribly dangerous in any meaningful collision. The Japanese cab over vans in particular are wonderful leg amputation devices. I don’t think electric drive train fundamentally changes the issues around wheel base, mass, and structural integrity.

Supernaut 6y ago
I always roll my eyes when I see people enthusing about this thing. Yes, it looks lovely. But underneath the pretty shell lurks the chassis of a late-80s Micra. My sister owned one of those Micras thirty years ago, and the one time I borrowed it remains one of the most unpleasant motoring experiences I've ever had. An absolute dog of a car. She eventually wrote hers off by driving into a wall, and I don't blame her.
- donavanm 6y ago
  I have to admit Ive been tempted by a figaro hobby car for 15 years. Replacement suspension, power steering, rear discs, swapped powertrain, low profile roll bars. Itd make no sense from performance, safety, utility, effort, or cost perspective. But I already own a bunch of 70-90s japanese vehicles... and a fun to drive pretty looking micra would be a blast.

xtiansimon 6y ago

How about the Citroen AMI? (https://youtu.be/ALFSHP6RnHk https://youtu.be/ALFSHP6RnHk) and (https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/28/21157346/citroen-ami-electric-car-light-quadricycle-two-seater-rental-buy-online https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/28/21157346/citroen-ami-elec...)

ogre_codes 6y ago
I should have said "In the US" because frustratingly there are often cars overseas which look rad and are priced well but never make an appearance here. This one looks neat and the price/ speeds would work fine for me.
- xtiansimon 6y ago
  You and me both! haha.