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Trump wants to bring Japan's 'cute' tiny cars to America — but it may not be easy (www.nbcnews.com)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
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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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[–] 1 point 10 months ago (2 children)

That's an interesting point to consider, actually.

I was in the frame of mind of comparing the U.S vs. Japan's situation, since that's mainly what the article was about.

Do China and India both have a large market for tiny vehicles for interstate travel? Do those have airbags and adequate crumple zones and such? (I think that might've been a separate thread) I'd like to see how they handle it.

You didn't need to be a smug ass about it to a total stranger though. :) The internet isn't strictly a friend-or-foe dichotomy. Sometimes people are just incorrect. Lol

Anyway, thanks for your insight. Hope you have a good one. <3

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    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.

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