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Haha wow, that's such an adorable car. It's unfortunate that that kind of vehicle won't ever make it to the US though.


The closest thing was probably the electric Smart car that Mercedes makes: https://carbuzz.com/cars/smart/fortwo-electric-drive-cabrio

They don’t sell them in the US anymore.


Oh wow, I didn't even know they made an electric smart, much less a convertible one. Not sure how good the EV part of that was (the article hints that it was terrible) but the form factor is really nice.


Is the Honda-e available over there?

That's a pretty nice mini electric vehicle.


The Honda-e is not available at all in the US. The top line excuse is that side-view cameras are still not street legal in the US (though regulators are supposed to finally reconvene on that any day now) and the car's profile can't retrofit mirrors. But the current bottom line seems a disinterest from Honda of America in any EV products right now.


It’s really not that small in real life.


I'm in the UK and seen them about. They aren't very large, about the size of a Fiat 500 which is considered quite a compact car.

[Edit] I've just looked it up and it is considered a mid-sized super-compact.

Within 1/2" of the Fiesta for the wheelbase. Its quite dinky.


Its wheelbase is 8 inches longer than the Fiat 500, and it’s overall 10" longer. It’s by no means a big car, but it’s quite a bit bigger than a traditional city car.




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