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Unfortunate name of "Solar City Car". I initially though this had something to do with solar city and Tesla. I guess they could rename it to Squad Solar Urban C
by sschueller 3y ago
Unfortunate name of "Solar City Car". I initially though this had something to do with solar city and Tesla. I guess they could rename it to Squad Solar Urban Car or something.
This is similar to some other such vehicles[1] which can be driven by 16+ year olds with just a Mopet license. They however only go up to 45km/h which is fine in many cities which have a speed limit of 30 but just outside it becomes and issue if you can't go 50-60km/h.
Cars that are a little bigger like the microlino[2] which can do 80km/h but require a regular license seem more usable. Although personally I think it is butt ugly and I don't get why these vehicles have to look different than regular vehicles.
[1] https://www.eta.co.uk/2011/03/18/electric-car-you-dont-need-a-licence-for/ https://www.eta.co.uk/2011/03/18/electric-car-you-dont-need-...
[2] https://www.newlyswissed.com/microlino-swiss-microcar/ https://www.newlyswissed.com/microlino-swiss-microcar/
- bryanlarsen 3y agoOne of the reasons for the looks of this car is that its wheels extend beyond the car, effectively acting as bumpers. In the Fully Charged preview[0] Jack demonstrates parking by running into the curb. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYroDMTLVt4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYroDMTLVt4
- sschueller 3y agoI think the squad looks alright, the microlino look awkward.
- ilyt 3y agoI feel like they can't really exists in environment when they can be hit by cars weighting 3-4x as much