MOBILITY
MOBILITY
Born in war time , the micro car is an underrated future means of electric transport and simplified , flexible mobility across urban environments
The automotive industry breeds new and exciting cars , which are inevitably getting larger . Packing heavy batteries and new electrical architecture into a sleek , aerodynamic , and comfortable vehicle design has never been so crucial — not least because safety is now scaling the average size of EVs , too .
So , what about the micro car ? The smallyet-mighty influence on mobility that could potentially evolve our three-wheeled and four-wheeled transport methods . Over the years , many micro cars and other miniature forms of automobiles appeared and disappeared — likely to be stored in automotive and industrial heritage sites . These nevertheless pose new ideas that might influence drivers to think more carefully about how they travel , particularly in urban environments .
Known as either micro cars — or ‘ bubble cars ’— these small , nippy vehicles were designed and built in the World War II era , when more micromobility options were used , including motorcycles , becoming popularised for a brief time .
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